by Suzanne Bakker | Nov 8, 2020 | board, building trust, forming partnerships, fundraising, human resource management, non-profit management, project management, team management, work-life mission, working with donors | Building Partnerships, Practical Labour Law & HR, Working for Your Mission
As the year-end is nearing, it is time to think about wrapping up the year 2020. Time to think of the achievements you have had this year. And to plan for building on these in the next year. Time to think of all the people who helped you make the most of this year....
by Suzanne Bakker | Oct 18, 2020 | board, building trust, call for proposals, forming partnerships, fundraising, project design, project management, work-life mission, working with donors | Building Partnerships, Project Design, Working for Your Mission
No-one will deny that the year 2020 is quite a challenging year. Of course, many countries face more challenges than ‘just’ the pandemic. They face dictatorship, corruption, natural disasters, industrial accidents, the results of climate change or crucial elections in...
by Suzanne Bakker | Sep 27, 2020 | board, building trust, call for proposals, forming partnerships, fundraising, human resource management, non-profit management, project basics, project design, project management, setting up, starting your project, team management, work-life mission, working with donors | Building Partnerships, Getting Started, Practical Labour Law & HR, Project Design, Working for Your Mission
Many people responding to my posts here and on Facebook are just starting out with their nonprofit. It may seem hard to prioritize the many needed actions. Therefore, this post focuses on: what is key if you are just starting out with your nonprofit? What are...
by Suzanne Bakker | Sep 6, 2020 | board, building trust, forming partnerships, fundraising, project basics, project management, setting up, starting your project, work-life mission, working with donors | Building Partnerships, Getting Started, Working for Your Mission
Recently, I have been writing about finding people or letting people into your organization and team: board members, volunteers, interns and student research groups. Finding the right people and making newcomers welcome is really important. But timely goodbyes are...
by Suzanne Bakker | Apr 26, 2020 | crisis, crisis management, self-care, work-life mission | Nonprofit management
It is never very easy to find a good way to combine being part of a nonprofit with a life with family and friends outside that organization. And this is even more of a challenge in times of uncertainty like we all face now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The thing with...