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to Associations who are committed and serious in making a positive change... "
Management
Our management control and cooperative coordination program includes a broad range of activities to ensure that Association goals are consistently being met in an effective and efficient fashion.
Imagine having an experienced Interim Executive Director working with a great system designed to build the capacity of your non-profit!
We can provide stability to your Association; while most importantly, allowing your other organizations' leaders to concentrate on strategic issues that will add value to the organization for their membership. We remove the burden of day-to-day operations.
We will:
- Ensure that internal controls are effective.
- Promote the goodwill and support of volunteers and the community.
The programs offer specialized resources, enriched through customized strategic coaching for Board placement. The ease of the burden of recruiting competent and enthusiastic board members is an area which we specialize in and will also allows you to concentrate on more strategic issues.
By easing your responsibilities we provide a value-added opportunity for new and potential non-profit Board members to learn new skills in how to function on a Board of Directors. Our service provides new board members with a comprehensive introduction to nonprofit management concepts and practices. These will include legal constraints, liabilities, management of staff and volunteers, building successful nonprofit revenue generating techniques and creating a successful management approach to effectively deal with the unique challenges of operating a nonprofit organization.
Let us help recruit full-time and part-time staff and provide staff on an interim basis to fill short-term requirements of clients, and find skilled and effective Executive Director Candidates for your association.
We are you your positive solution for
- Helping create priorities of needs of your association
- Building the board structure
- Developing an appropriate governance model
- Helping board members understand their roles
- Creating a board recruiting process and effectively involving current members
- Creating a great environment of working together more effectively
Director mentoring is our effective way to build leadership skills, navigate change, overcome challenges and bring new energy to your organization. Our proven methods are an extremely powerful tool for leadership and professional development in the non-profit sectors.
- Fostering relationships with the Executive Director
- Create a evaluation process for the Executive Director
We will handle all aspects of your organization by enhancing or helping with:
- Providing clearer focus of organization
- Bridging staff and board of directors
- Building strong teams in the board and the staff
- Providing the glue that keeps the board together
- We produce great satisfaction among planners around a common vision
- Increases productivity from increased efficiency and effectiveness
- Solving your problems!
Succession planning and new Executive Director search.
As you're founding and long term executive directors start to move on in other directions it is important to have a succession plan in place. Our succession plan helps prepare staff and the board for changes to come.
Solutions for Associations works with the executive director, board and senior staff to ensure a smooth transition and develop an emergency and/or long-term succession plan for the departure of a CEO and/or key management staff. We specialize in providing founders, long-tenured executives and board leaders with coaching and organizational assistance in preparation for an executive transition.
- Proper Preparation for a leader's departure can prevent significant problems
- We enable your organization to make a commitment to develop the capacity of your Board
- Guarantee Improvement of both the personal and collective contributions to the overall development of the organization.
We are committed to recruiting non-profit executives who possess the experience and leadership qualities necessary to help your Association manage change and achieve your goals.
- Interview with you about the position
- Research and analyze your organization's larger vision
- Design a recruitment strategy that is unique
- We think creatively about where we will find professionals with the skills and experience that will help you succeed.
- Proven methods which produce outstanding candidates who have the required skills and the right organizational fit!
You as a volunteer manager need to be an excellent administrator in order to track and coordinate the many responsibilities volunteers are asked to undertake on behalf of an Association. You will greatly benefit from learning strong coaching and training skills in order to ensure safe, purposeful and appropriate participation in all activities. We will aid you in achieving these goals.
Again, envision a helping cooperative hand easing your burden with Volunteer Management!
- Various Administrative Controls
- Delegation
- Financial Statements
- Budget Management
- Performance Management
- Policies and Procedures
- Quality Control and Operations Management
- Enhancing your People Skills to the Fullest Potential
Contact us today for an initial free consultation on how our management services can help improve your association's processes and outcomes.