Mollard Consulting Welcomes Lauren Vermilion to the Team
This year marks Mollard Consulting’s 19th anniversary. Over those nearly two decades, I’ve had the pleasure to work with wonderfully talented people.
Every employee, subcontractor, and partner has contributed to the company and our clients.
We [Read more]
Nonprofits Are Short Staffed — How Long Can They Sustain Themselves?
Last week, the Columbus Metropolitan Library system announced that it will continue to be closed on Sundays because of staffing shortages. According to the press release, the library system is down more than [Read more]
A Year Full of Hope: Nonprofit Resolutions for 2022
With the hustle and bustle of the holidays and the constant noise of 24/7 news cycles, I like to pause at the beginning of the year with some quiet reflection. I ask myself, what have [Read more]
A Season of Wonder
I never get tired of seeing the wonder in a child’s eyes during this time of year. Whether it’s the lights and decorations, presents under a tree, or meeting Santa himself, the look on their [Read more]
Mollard Consulting’s Top 10 Articles From 2021
Since 2018, I have written weekly articles focusing on the needs and trends of the nonprofit community. Over the years, topics have ranged from fundraising to board governance and everything in between. But in 2020, [Read more]
Nonprofit Giving Guide
Tis the season for thinking of others and for giving gifts to those we care about. While much of the holiday shopping and spending will be done in stores and online, there is an alternative [Read more]
Remembering Loann Crane.
This week, hundreds of people gathered to honor and celebrate Loann Crane’s life. She was a champion, advocate, philanthropist, feminist, art collector, entrepreneur, school board member, and trail blazer in addition to being a mother, [Read more]
In Gratitude
As I reflect on this year and think about the second Thanksgiving during the Covid pandemic, I can’t help but start with gratitude for the vaccine.
Not only was the vaccine developed and distributed in record [Read more]
Honoring Veterans and the Nonprofits That Serve Them
Each year, November 11 marks Veteran’s Day in “honor of the ‘eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month’ of 1918 that signaled the end of World War I, known as Armistice [Read more]
Making an Impact Through Nonprofit Advocacy — Part Two
This week’s Election Day was a municipal election cycle where citizens elected local officials such as mayors, city council members, school board members, judges, and township trustees. While there were some statewide and congressional races, [Read more]
Making an Impact Through Nonprofit Advocacy — Part One
While this Election Day is not nearly as dramatic as last year’s presidential election, it is consequential for local government such as school boards, city councils, judgeships, and township trustees.
Nonprofits are on the front lines [Read more]
The Legal Duties of Board Governance
Board governance is essential because it brings the knowledge, skills, and resources of a community together around a mission and its impact.
Readers of our columns know that the most important relationship in a nonprofit organization [Read more]
Meet the Mollard Consulting Team
We are happy to announce a new member of our team joins us this week.
Welcome Olivia Hunt, our new Administrative Coordinator.
She recently moved to Columbus from Kansas, and we are thrilled to be the first [Read more]
Is Your Development Plan Based on Strategy?
Our team serves all types and sizes of nonprofit clients through scopes of work that typically fall into one of three categories: fundraising, planning, and board governance.
The best part of a strategic development plan is [Read more]
Tips for Effective and Engaging Virtual Meeting Facilitation
We’ve mastered Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Facetime, WebEx, GoToMeeting, and even telemedicine doctor appointments. Over the past year and a half, we’ve become so accustomed to virtual connections that a face-to-face meeting seems out of [Read more]