Posts categorized in “Management & Operations” are listed below.
As we have previously mentioned, Atlas hosted it’s first Think Tank 101 program last week. Below is the program for the conference, as well as power point presentations from several of the speakers. Many of you, in addition to the TT101 participants will find these presentations quite useful.
November 10, 2009 1:30-3:00 – Management [...]
Keep Reading →The State Policy Network’s regular publication SPN News is an excellent resource for useful think tank management tips, often given by successful think tank leaders. We’ve linked to their articles many times in the past, and their latest issue deserves several links as well.
Take a look at Put First things First, an article by Darcy [...]
I read this article about a year ago, and I don’t know why I didn’t post it here! How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity, by Pixar president Ed Catmull offers insight into one of the most creative and successful company’s of our time. Yes, they create films, but their work experience and creative process can [...]
Keep Reading →What’s the goal of your next fundraising event? Is it to raise funds?
This sounds obvious, but these were the questions raised by Annette Meeks of the Freedom Foundation of Minnesota at last week’s Koch Development Exchange Meeting.
Annette presented several challenges to the audience. If you’re serious about the event raising money, then follow these guidelines:
Be [...]
Keep Reading →I had to laugh when I read these words. When you think about it, it is unlikely that anyone has ever died from fundraising!
Carol Weisman, president of Board Builders indeed confirms that “Members will survive asking someone for money and being turned down.”
Perhaps, if we point that out to our trustees, we all have better luck [...]
Atlas recently launched a more dynamic web2.0 version of its toolkit directory, The Freedom Network. As Atlas experiments with this format with the hope of providing its constituents the best information and networking opportunities available, the Atlas team continually evaluate the effectiveness of this social networking experiment. And as always, let us know what you [...]
Keep Reading →You’ve heard it many times – choose your board members wisely and carefully consider the role of your board. There are countless books and articles on this topic, including an article in this month’s Fundraising Success magazine, “Success in Fundraising Starts With the Board of Directors by Ruthellen S. Rubin.
I can tell you from [...]
Many organizations find it very useful to take on interns (paid or unpaid) during the summer months, to help with workload, and to invest in these young students.
In the article, Teaching the Class of 2009 from the Chronicles of Philanthropy offers some good tips on managing interns, so that the experience is beneficial for both [...]
This is a tough question – especially for many of our international think tanks for whom their donor base largely consists of their board. The Chronicle of Philanthropy has an interesting blogpost which reflects the controversy surrounding this decision that nonprofit executives have to make.
Some nonprofits require minimum contributions to be eligible for the board, [...]
Atlas Network partners all share some core principles and economic beliefs. Although we spend our time advocating for sound economic policies, sometimes we need a reminder to apply these principles to ourselves. The most obvious example is sunk costs.
It doesn’t matter that you spent thousands of dollars on a database and then discovered it’s an [...]
