Tag Archives: Job Descriptions

On Being a Development Director

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

Working with many different nonprofit organizations as I do, I get to see a wide range of development director jobs.  Mostly, when I read the job description or talk to the person in the job, I can only shake my … Continue reading →

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Being Clear

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

I’m on a clarity kick.  Not that being clear about what is being done, what direction things are heading, what outcomes are desired is ever far from my thoughts, but lately it feels more imperative. Several organizations I work with … Continue reading →

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Evaluating for Good

Posted on February 9, 2010 by

The Board Chair was concerned.  The Board, he said, was losing confidence in the Executive Director.  He spent half of our lunch telling me about erratic behaviors, missed deadlines and—most troubling—instances where the ED had kept things from the Board, … Continue reading →

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