Your Mission Matters Most Thank you for your feedback to last month's launch of Bacon Lee & Associate's monthly e-newsletter, Your Mission Matters Most. Please let us know of topics you would like us to cover and continue to send us the contact information of others who would enjoy receiving it. We're eager to help you to "bring charitable visions to life" for your organization. | |
| Mollie O'Hara Butler, CFRE, is an associate at Bacon Lee & Associates, who lives and works in Austin. | Charting your course By Mollie O'Hara Butler, CFRE It’s the time of year when I am frequently contacted by recent college graduates. They are looking for their dream jobs or just figuring out what their dream looks like. This year I had the wonderful opportunity to speak with an entire class of graduating seniors (and a handful of ambitious juniors). Hannah Nokes, Vice President of Development and Marketing for Leadership Austin and adjunct professor at St. Edward’s University, asked me to guest lecture in her non-profit management class. I shared the following advice with the seniors and wished them the best of luck on their job searches in the non-profit community. Perhaps it will help the recent graduate in your family or neighborhood! Read more...n> |
| | Are you an over-eager "asker" plagued with Too Much Too Soon syndrome? Read on!
| Common mistakes fundraisers can make By Michael Bacon, CFRE Chris Cheever, vice president of San Antonio's Broadway Bank, and I recently presented a seminar for the San Antonio Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Our session focused on some common fundraising mistakes that we've all made from time to time. Chris spoke from the standpoint of a donor and his surprise at some of the mistakes he has seen. I spoke as someone who has made some of those very mistakes! We’d like to highlight some of those mistakes in ongoing issues of our newsletter. Here’s is one that may be very familiar. Read more... |
| Bacon Lee can mentor your staff
When new nonprofit Executive Directors and staff members need someone to turn to with questions and concerns, we at Bacon Lee & Associates can be the answer. Serving as mentors, we ask essential questions to help new staff focus on what your organization needs now and in the future, and we assist new leaders in quickly taking the helm by helping them understand the ‘matrix’ of board responsibilities, staff responsibilities, and expectations for both. We help your new staff members gain confidence and expertise in leading and managing volunteers and successfully mastering a “checklist for success.” Call us today for more information on how we can serve as mentors for your new nonprofit manager. |
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