by Suzanne Bakker | Sep 27, 2020 | 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 | 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 | Aug 30, 2020 | Building Partnerships, Getting Started, Practical Labour Law & HR, Project Design
Last week I wrote about interns and students research projects. I highlighted that if you are lucky enough to be hosting interns and students you must support them in their learning goals. What I did not mention is that of course you must facilitate and support...
by Suzanne Bakker | Aug 23, 2020 | Building Partnerships, Getting Started, Project Design
In my past few posts, I spoke about your board and about volunteers. This time, I want to look at hosting interns and student research projects. In my experience, students and interns can supercharge your thinking and your organization. I think it is well worth your...
by Suzanne Bakker | Aug 16, 2020 | Building Partnerships, Getting Started, Practical Labour Law & HR, Project Design
The past two posts I wrote about your board (and inactive board members). Your board consists of unpaid volunteers. However, you may also have other volunteers working in or for your nonprofit. Especially in the beginning when you may not have money for paid staff....
by Suzanne Bakker | Aug 9, 2020 | Building Partnerships, Getting Started, Practical Labour Law & HR, Project Design
Last week I wrote about boards. In that post, I (roughly) outlined roles and responsibilities of the board in different contexts. I learned this is something many of you struggle with. It is not easy to keep a clear distinction between a board that is supervising and...
