Great article that I just sent to one of my client projects——-a great non-profit that is young but is keeping some of these issues in front of them. Particularly with scale of burgeoning mission imperatives and addressing needs relative to funding——especially unrestricted.
I have passed this on to them with particular notation on the nimble issue and refining the team. Imagine all the realities that you spelled out for all non-profits added with the fact that this great and high achieving organization is a community governance and resident-led experiment——-down to five residents who now replaced the professional board which was many plans. They are now going to go through the fiscal and development training.
The concern that they will be seeing now even amid several grants in the tank are the issues you laid out. I have had the honor among other contractual responsibilities to coach the 20 plus resident leaders in governing their own projects, project funds and now the actual organization itself. As resident leaders, I see one of the main aspects that they derive from your article is realistic funding models. They will meet the challenge!
Appreciate your work! I am also a fellow WKKF Fellow with you (CLN—Michigan)
Lynsey: Your story is a great example of nonprofit leadership ... making hard decisions and, critically, focusing on mission, not the “extras.” You took bold action, not incremental steps at an important juncture. Best wishes for continued success.
COMMENTS
BY Jeffrey Brasie
ON September 11, 2014 11:21 AM
Well done, Lynsey to you and your team. Tough decisions - but you got realistic and focused on the mission - in a realistic fashion.
BY Eric Foster
ON September 12, 2014 07:43 AM
Great article that I just sent to one of my client projects——-a great non-profit that is young but is keeping some of these issues in front of them. Particularly with scale of burgeoning mission imperatives and addressing needs relative to funding——especially unrestricted.
I have passed this on to them with particular notation on the nimble issue and refining the team. Imagine all the realities that you spelled out for all non-profits added with the fact that this great and high achieving organization is a community governance and resident-led experiment——-down to five residents who now replaced the professional board which was many plans. They are now going to go through the fiscal and development training.
The concern that they will be seeing now even amid several grants in the tank are the issues you laid out. I have had the honor among other contractual responsibilities to coach the 20 plus resident leaders in governing their own projects, project funds and now the actual organization itself. As resident leaders, I see one of the main aspects that they derive from your article is realistic funding models. They will meet the challenge!
Appreciate your work! I am also a fellow WKKF Fellow with you (CLN—Michigan)
Best,
Eric K. Foster
BY Bob Fitch
ON September 12, 2014 08:20 AM
Lynsey: Your story is a great example of nonprofit leadership ... making hard decisions and, critically, focusing on mission, not the “extras.” You took bold action, not incremental steps at an important juncture. Best wishes for continued success.
BY Nadine Duplessy Kearns
ON October 16, 2014 11:10 AM
Thanks for sharing Lynsey. I admire Higher Achievement’s work and impact.