Greetings!
Six weeks in London. Six weeks to get away from it all, though not really. The internet, the ability to do webinars, Skype--great clients--all make it  possible to work from anywhere. So while my husband is teaching a course on Thermodynamics to USC students here in London, I'm working with Boards and EDs on development plans, writing case statements, developing a grant proposal, providing training, coaching. All the things I generally do, but from a different perspective. To get more of a new perspective, I've been making appointments with colleagues here. I want to find out how things are different, and what things are the same. When I was in Paris last year, and Rome the year before I found more similarities than differences, but given my lack of language skills, I was speaking mostly to American charities and schools located in Europe. Here, I'm reaching out to the Brits. The two meetings I had so far--one with a Board member of a local organization (which, I suppose, I should spell "organisation" to be more culturally correct) and one with a program director--focused mainly on Boards. And it all sounded terribly familiar. Keeping the focus on these really important volunteers, we're lucky to have an article by David Lewis on the value of new Board members. As a nonprofit professional for 16 years, David knows first hand how important the Board is--and he also knows how hard it is to find great members. Reasons he founded Board Member Connect. Next month, I'll let you know more about what I learn from our colleagues here in the UK. *************** Fundraising capacity not where you want it to be? Need help in making Board members comfortable with fundraising?
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