Tag Archives: Laura Otten

Strong Boards = Strong Nonprofits

Posted on by Wendy Liscow

I can’t think of a single nonprofit organizational challenge that wouldn’t be improved by having a strong board of trustees who are fully aware of their roles and responsibilities and implements them with wisdom, respect for staff roles, and confidence.  … Continue reading

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Board/Executive Director Relationships

Posted on by Laura Otten, Executive Director, The Nonprofit Center at LaSalle University

Relationships can be challenging. Nowhere is that more true than the relationship between the executive director, the board president and the rest of the board. When it is all working, life can be beautiful; and when it isn’t, life becomes … Continue reading

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Board Recruitment: It’s Not Just Paint By Numbers

Posted on by Laura Otten, Executive Director, The Nonprofit Center at LaSalle University

Finding the right board members is part science and part art.  The science is easy; the art, as with anything creative, is the harder part. In a nutshell, the science part of finding good board members who bring to the … Continue reading

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Board Power! One Conversation at a Time

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Wendy Liscow, Program Officer I have been attending the introductory workshops of the Dodge Foundation’s Board Leadership Series over the past several weeks, taking copious notes and itching to share tidbits of wisdom I am learning.  It would be impossible … Continue reading

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