Karen Brennan, Author at The Strategy Group LLC

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Don’t Skimp on Nonprofit Executive Onboarding

Nonprofit Executive Onboarding Checklist (Free Download)

One of The Strategy Group’s more “boutique” services is nonprofit executive searches. We have worked with a number of philanthropic, environmental, cultural and human services organizations to find new leadership. And our success rate is very high!

Once the search is complete, another important step begins… onboarding. You may ask why onboarding is so important (and, unfortunately overlooked). The bottom line is that the onboarding […]

Karen Brennan2020-06-02T21:13:09+00:00June 3, 2019|

How to Have Excellent Meetings [Video]

Meetings — we all need them to get the important work we do done, but they can take up a lot of our when not planned and executed well. But effective meetings can be a powerful tool as they energize staff and motivate them to work harder. So what does it take to have an excellent meeting? We are glad you asked. We’ve put together a short 27-minute video that […]

Karen Brennan2022-06-21T23:27:47+00:00May 13, 2019|

6 Tips for the Nonprofit Hiring Process

LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE WRONG HIRE

In nonprofits, your staff is your most valuable asset and it’s worth spending the time (and money) on the nonprofit hiring process to find the best people. Bad hires are costly and disruptive to your work. Moreover, most of us have hired a candidate only to find out they were not a great fit for the organization. When we are advising clients about staffing or […]

Karen Brennan2019-04-04T21:59:27+00:00April 4, 2019|

Strategic Planning For Nonprofits is Not One-Size-Fits-All

The #1 question we get from clients is “why should we do strategic planning”? Our answer is short, it provides focus, clarity, and direction.

Yes, strategic planning for nonprofits is a significant investment in terms of time and money, both of which may be in short supply, but these resources could actually be improved or maximized with a strategic plan in place.

Strategic Planning helps you to answer some simple, yet […]

Karen Brennan2019-08-27T16:39:26+00:00February 11, 2019|