by Mazarine | Apr 18, 2012 | Board, Conflict, Culture clash, Keeping a job, Leadership, Lean Development, Measuring Effectiveness, Time Management
Lately, thanks to my friend Christina Attard, I’ve been reading a book called Fry the Monkeys by Alan Kay. In it, I am learning about how to talk about solutions instead of just problems. I think it’s a useful lesson for us as nonprofit leaders and...
by Mazarine | May 5, 2011 | Lean Development, Time Management, Volunteers
BTW, I want to help you. If you’re having an event coming up, I am having a kickass webinar today. It’s all about how to get sponsorships. If you didn’t make it, I’m having another one in September. You might want to get on that. Okay, enough...
by Mazarine | Mar 3, 2011 | Fundraising 101, Leadership, Lean Development, Measuring Effectiveness, Time Management
Do you have too much to do? Want to go from this: To This? This is about utilizing Lean Manufacturing processes to get the fundraising tasks you need to do done in the shortest amount of time, always improving, and always looking for ways to do it more efficiently....
by Mazarine | Sep 29, 2010 | Corporate donations, Cultivating donors, Events, Time Management, Volunteers
This month my post was featured on the NetSquared Blog! I also had a full page article in Special Events Galore! October edition, a subscription based newsletter. And finally, I had a post on Sharp Skirts about The Power of Free. So, thank you NetSquared, Sharp Skirts...
by Mazarine | Aug 9, 2010 | Conflict, Culture clash, Finding a job, Generational clash, Keeping a job, Leadership, Leadership, Measuring Effectiveness, Rank at Work, Sector-Switching, Time Management
How can you discover your strengths? How do you manage people? Have you taken the Gallup assessment, which was given to over 2 million people, and provided insights on 34 types you might have to manage at work? This can be an invaluable tool as you help people...
by Mazarine | Aug 2, 2010 | Finding a job, Fundraising 101, Leadership, Marketing, Nonprofit Downturn, Sector-Switching, Time Management
Are you living on credit? Are you making MUCH less than you deserve? Do you wonder what you’re going to do about retirement? About your health if you get sick? What if in this downturn, your nonprofit decides they can’t afford you anymore? What’s...
