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How to be a Successful Nonprofit Board Chair
In September, Debra conducted a training for over 30 board chairs at Fairfield County’s Community Foundation. One of the participants suggested we have a cheat […]
Coming in September: FCCF Workshop for Board Chairs — Register Today!
Register your Board Chair for this essential training today, given by our own Debra Hertz!
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 […]
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 […]
Develop your skills at our Nonprofit Leadership Bootcamp!
Join us for this nonprofit training session to improve your leadership skills.
Sessions will include:
Building and supervising a diverse and cohesive workplace
Having difficult conversations […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Simple Strategy or A Daring Adventure?
Seven years ago, we embarked on a daring adventure and gave it a name, The Strategy Group LLC. Our vision was simple…we wanted […]
Having Difficult Conversations
Many years ago I had a boss who gave two types of feedback. You were either “phenomenal,” “extraordinary,” “a spark plug” (that was a really good thing) […]
Race Matters
This summer I received an email from a former student who wrote that she was “saddened and disappointed by the lack of attention, acknowledgement, and […]
Stop The Meeting Madness
Ineffective meetings are a waste of time (and, of course, money) and correlate with lower work satisfaction. Organizations are rethinking their approach to meetings in […]
Mergers
Of all the work I do, perhaps the most difficult is helping organizations work through the challenges of a successful merger. Here are a few […]