Category Archives: Consulting

One Tip – and Only One – for Fixing Dysfunctional Boards

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Hildy • 17 Comments

I confess that sometimes even this Pollyanna gets fed up. I don’t get fed up with the same things as most people in this field, though. I get fed up with blame and intolerance. I get fed up with pointing fingers at symptoms, focusing and refocusing on addressing those symptoms, drilling deeper and deeper, unpacking… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Boards / Governance, Capacity Building, Consulting, Leadership, Tools to Use Now, Words Matter

Finding Great Clients (or Donors. Or…)

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Hildy • 0 Comments

One of the 2010 goals for the Community-Driven Institute is to aim the dialogue in this sector more towards what is possible than what is wrong. As part of that effort, we facilitate a monthly Twitter chat for consultants to Community Benefit Organizations. Every month, consultants from all over the world share their wisdom and… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Community Engagement, Consulting, Fundraising

Community-Driven Consulting Hits New Zealand

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Hildy • 0 Comments

(Part 2: Community-Driven Tour 2010 in New Zealand. To read these posts from the beginning, head here.) The Class Consultant Class #8 in New Zealand. Ten brilliant minds, all part of UNITEC’s Graduate Diploma in Not-for-Profit Management, spent 5 days re-training their brains to focus on potential and possibility (vs. problem-solving). We learned from their… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Community-Driven Tour, Consulting, New Zealand, Travel Stories