by Judy Fantham | Jan 18, 2024 | Services à but non lucratif, Osborne Insights Blogs
We just brought a new puppy into our household. Our relatives were incredulous and my first cousins asked pointedly “why I would do such a thing?” It is a fair question. After all I am transitioning from roles that required intensive full time leadership...
by Judy Fantham | Déc 12, 2023 | Services à but non lucratif, Osborne Insights Blogs
As an Executive Director a Strategic Plan was critical in ensuring my organization stayed aligned with the North Star of our mission and helped us set or re-set our sights in a changing universe. Nonetheless strategic planning demanded capacity I did not have. As a...
by Judy Fantham | Mar 21, 2023 | Services à but non lucratif, Osborne Insights Blogs
Spoiler Alert: It’s not magic! As an Executive Director of medium-sized non-profits for the past 5 years I’ve learned about fund raising off the corner of my desk. I’ve also interviewed the best in the business. And it’s paid off. Literally. This year I’ve increased...
by Judy Fantham | Mar 14, 2023 | Services à but non lucratif, Osborne Insights Blogs
A Word to the Wise Nonprofit Board: Don’t Misfire and Mis-hire your next ED. As an Executive Director of several not-for-profits, I always believed if the agency was stagnating, it was enroute to its demise. For me there is nothing more exciting than a turnaround no...