1 / 19

When Agencies Run Amok

When Agencies Run Amok. RICADV Leadership Conference November 8, 2013 With Heather Gowdy, Senior Manager. Case Study: American Legacy Foundation. “ We stumbled. There are kids out there we could have touched that we didn’t, because this money was taken from our coffers .”

paulrivera
Download Presentation

When Agencies Run Amok

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. When Agencies Run Amok RICADV Leadership Conference November 8, 2013 With Heather Gowdy, Senior Manager

  2. Case Study: American Legacy Foundation

  3. “We stumbled. There are kids out there we could have touched that we didn’t, because this money was taken from our coffers.” - Board Chair and Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden

  4. Case Study: Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association 

  5. “[VASRA] can never be the same after this tragedy. It will take years to recover our reputation and status within the rowing community. We will never recover the time lost dealing with the embezzlement aftermath and the distraction from one of our primary purposes, to develop scholastic rowing.” - then-Board President Michael Mutter

  6. What could these organizations have done differently? What steps should all nonprofits take protect against financial malfeasance by one or a small number of individuals? Small Group Discussion

  7. Policies and Practices • Have them • Know them • Abide by them • Revisit them

  8. Case Study: Hull House

  9. Case Study: Youth Horizons

  10. Decision-Making in Tough Economic Times • Establish a sense of urgency • Agree on shared goals and priorities • Have the tough conversations • Avoid delay and inaction • Recognize and remove barriers • Build—and be—an effective team

  11. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Inattention to Results Patrick Lencioni

  12. Examining Your Own Organization

  13. Case Study: Anonymous

  14. Case Study: Anonymous

  15. Has “bad behavior” every threatened the health of your nonprofit? How did you handle it? Would you do the same again? Small Group Discussion

  16. Your stories

  17. Building a Board-Staff Partnership • Clarify and honor your respective roles • Communicate early and often • Show a unified front • Develop the board • Plan for transitions in leadership • Consider the benefits of coaching

  18. Questions and Discussion

  19. Thank you. Heather Gowdy gowdy@lapiana.org

More Related