Nonprofit leadership

This article could be called "structures used by successful or effective nonprofit boards of directors." Forming an effective working Board of Directors is one of the most important factors for long-term organizational success. Maintaining that same Board once you are established is a real challenge, for which TGG provides training and support. Navigating this complex topic successfully from the beginning of your nonprofit’s formation can prevent many downstream struggles. Re

In our latest position paper, we will examine the two main committees that help a nonprofit organization to operate soundly and efficiently: the Executive Committee and the Finance Committee. A proper understanding and implementation of these two structures will enhance the oversight and operation of any nonprofit. Click or tap here to read the full TGG position paper.

Many nonprofit leaders come to me with the same request: "We need a grant writer." Perhaps. But before hiring a grant writer, I usually ask a different question: "Do you have a funding strategy?" The answer is often no. And that's a much bigger problem than the absence of a grant writer. The Myth of the Grant Writer as Savior Many nonprofit organizations view grant writing as a magic solution. They assume that if they can just find the right grant writer, money will begin flo

The primary sign of success in nonprofit programming is when someone from another community visits your site and says, "This is amazing! We need this program in our community." How exactly do you replicate a successful program to another organization, site, or branch of your organization in another community? Replication can be hard or easy -- it all depends on how you structure your organization to anticipate success from the earliest stages. HERE IS THE TGG TECHNICAL BU

What the Greek word behind Paul's famous phrase reveals about how God calls us to build Most of us read right past it. In First Corinthians 3:10, the Apostle Paul describes himself as a "skillful master builder" — and we nod, file it away as a metaphor, and move on. But if you slow down long enough to look at the Greek, something remarkable opens up. The word Paul uses is architektōn — the root of our English word "architect." In modern usage, an architect is the one who draw