by Suzanne Bakker | Apr 18, 2021 | call for proposals, project basics, project design, project management, setting up, starting your project, work-life mission | Getting Started, Project Design, Working for Your Mission
These days I focus on the numbers of the past year as I am building annual accounts reports for a few of the nonprofits I support. There’s a lot to learn from that and not just about the numbers (or the documents, as I wrote last time). In general, I enjoy looking...
by Suzanne Bakker | Apr 11, 2021 | annual accounts report, budgeting, call for proposals, expenses, finance management, income, project design, year-end accounts report, year-end goals | Annual Reporting, Finance Management, Getting Started
Like you maybe, I am currently in the process of preparing annual accounts for different nonprofits. So, I am fully immersed in excel, accounting software, the fiscal year 2020 and … paperwork. I do admit it’s digital paperwork. But it’s good old-fashioned paperwork:...
by Suzanne Bakker | Feb 14, 2021 | board, call for proposals, project basics, project design, setting up, starting your project | Getting Started, Project Design
My previous blog was about Valentine’s Day. And I asked you what you were planning for that day of love and appreciation. I am curious to learn what it was you did of course! And I am also curious to know what other international days you use in your work? Do you have...
by Suzanne Bakker | Jan 31, 2021 | board, call for proposals, human resource management, non-profit management, project basics, project design, setting up, starting your project, team management | Getting Started, Practical Labour Law & HR, Project Design
The past blogs focused on contracting team members. We looked at the difference between hiring an external contractor or employing someone. We looked at important annexes to consider when contracting. In this blog, we will look at the contract itself. What are the...
by Suzanne Bakker | Jan 24, 2021 | board, call for proposals, human resource management, non-profit management, project basics, project design, setting up, starting your project, team management | Getting Started, Practical Labour Law & HR, Project Design
In my previous blog I spoke about contracting labour. Whether to employ someone on your payroll or to hire a self-employed external contractor. The choice of contract type is not purely legal. There are also values involved. What would a good employer do? What suits...
