by Suzanne Bakker | Dec 20, 2020 | board, human resource management, non-profit management, setting up, starting your project, team management | Getting Started, Practical Labour Law & HR
For many of you this is a holiday season. Likely, many of your team are looking to take some time off in this period. To spend with family. To get a rest. Or to reset. In your role as leader you are of course happy to see your team take time for a rest. But as...
by Suzanne Bakker | Nov 22, 2020 | board, call for proposals, project basics, project design, setting up, starting your project | Getting Started, Project Design
Last week I wrote about looking back in order to learn and plan for the next steps. This week I want to take a look at planning. I wrote about how to plan for achieving your set goals before (see here). Now, I want to highlight another aspect of planning. I want to...
by Suzanne Bakker | Nov 15, 2020 | board, 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
Last week we looked at wrapping up the year through acknowledging individuals and organizations that in some way or form supported you. This time, I invite you to look back at the past year more broadly in order to extract lessons learned about planning versus...
by Suzanne Bakker | Nov 1, 2020 | board, building trust, call for proposals, forming partnerships, fundraising, project basics, project design, setting up, starting your project, working with donors | Building Partnerships, Getting Started, Project Design
In my previous post I wrote about how to find your perfect project idea. This post aimed to help you engage others in brainstorming ideas, defining priorities and choosing the best idea for the moment. I did not highlight the importance of innovation. Or: how to find...
by Suzanne Bakker | Oct 25, 2020 | board, building trust, call for proposals, forming partnerships, fundraising, project basics, project design, setting up, starting your project, working with donors | Building Partnerships, Getting Started, Project Design
Like most nonprofits you probably do not lack ambition or ideas. Which is great. But sometimes this abundance makes it hard to prioritize. It is challenging to decide on your project focus. In other words, how to find your perfect project idea? What is a project? A...
