If you serve on a nonprofit board, can you answer this question?
What drives the organization’s economic engine?
Is it philanthropy? Events? Fees-for-service? Third-party reimbursements? Or maybe [Read more]
What percentage of your board meeting is spent discussing the past?
Do a majority of your board members speak in a meeting? Or is it mostly [Read more]
While a nonprofit governing board is critical to the health of the organization, the board’s role in the work of the organization is not always [Read more]
The arts play a vital role on campus and in the broader community because performances and exhibitions bring diverse people together in a shared experience.
Earlier [Read more]
This week celebrates National Radio Day. It also marks back to school at The Ohio State University as 60,000+ students begin another year as a [Read more]
Summer and baseball are as synonymous as first birthdays and smash cakes.
What better way to celebrate both than for Mayor Ginther to invite one-year-olds in [Read more]
August marks back to school. A time of transition for kindergarteners through college students.
With the leadership of Mayor Andrew Ginther, August also welcomes more pre-kindergarteners, [Read more]
One of our favorite activities as a consulting firm is to facilitate workshops in order to build capacity. We believe that consulting is teaching, and [Read more]
The numbers are staggering.
“When you have more than you need, build a longer table, not a higher fence.”
An invitation is powerful. It says to the recipient that you [Read more]
Municipalities across the country have bustling community centers and recreation programs that engage children and adults in activities and sports leagues. The summer is particularly [Read more]
Parades, picnics, and fireworks mark most Fourth of July celebrations, but this year, Mollard Consulting is making an investment.
We are proud sponsors of the 2019 [Read more]
It’s that time of year.
For all those nonprofits with a June 30 fiscal year end, we wish you a happy fiscal New Year’s Eve.
Early in [Read more]
Fifty years after the Stonewall riots in New York City, members of the LGBTQ community still take to the streets — although for parades rather [Read more]
Nonprofit founders are entrepreneurs. They have a vision for how to meet an unmet need in the community. They build a board, raise some money, [Read more]
“The story of service” is at the heart of the new National Veterans Memorial and Museum, as told by a veteran in a [Read more]
Playing with fire is not something your parents would allow you to do. But day in and day out, Glass Axis makes playing with [Read more]
There’s a grant due when?
According to Giving USA, foundations gave charitable organizations in the US nearly $67 billion last year, and corporations gave nearly $21 [Read more]
Wellington helps to shape those who will shape world.
As an independent school, they welcome curiosity, cultivate passion, and embrace diversity of thought, experience, and personal [Read more]
Today, our team is spending the day in a quarterly planning session with our EOS implementer, Helmut Berthold.
We began utilizing EOS, the Entrepreneurial Operating [Read more]
The great state of Ohio has exceptional leaders driving change. Some of those leaders are elected officials, policy directors, funders, and business owners; but many [Read more]
Is it the monarchy and royal family? Harrods? Big Ben? Double decker buses? Shakespeare’s Globe? Afternoon tea?
While all lovely, and quintessentially British, I would argue [Read more]
April is World Autism Month, and this week in particular fosters greater awareness, understanding, and acceptance of people with autism, because April 2 marks World [Read more]
The best parts of conferences are learning new ideas, developing new relationships, and seeing a new city. San Antonio did not disappoint on all three [Read more]
This weekend, 4,000 fundraising professionals from around the country will gather at the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) International Conference to learn, make connections, and [Read more]
First birthdays are incredibly special. From smash cakes to grandparent smiles, a first birthday is a milestone to be celebrated.
Sadly, though, too many families in [Read more]
This is the week we celebrate Irish culture. In communities around the globe, people will honor St. Patrick’s Day with music, dancing, food, drink, and [Read more]
On this International Women’s Day, celebrated during Women’s History Month, I’d like to share a poem written when I returned to work after my son [Read more]
When the regional premiere of “Tuck Everlasting” opens tonight at the Park Street Theatre, the cast will have that unique moment when they walk out [Read more]
What do these three words mean to you?
What do they mean to your board, staff, donors, volunteers, and to the culture of your nonprofit organization? Have [Read more]
