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100 Tips in 100 Days: Mission First

May 15th, 2012

by Spencer Doyle Here at My Dutch Uncle, our team members collectively have close to a century’s experience in nonprofits: on staffs, boards, or both. We are seasoned advice-givers, and helping small to mid-size nonprofits grow to confident maturity is our passion. In salute to 100 years in nonprofits, we introduce 100 Tips in 100 [...]

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Mission First: Start Every Board Meeting with the Focus on Your Organization’s Mission

April 25th, 2012

by Edgar Brenninkmeyer At the beginning of every board meeting, start with your mission. The mission is what the meeting is about, ultimately. I have experienced many meetings where the first item on the agenda was approval of minutes of previous meeting, followed immediately by the financials. This tends to generate much discussion, accompanied by [...]

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