We recently came across this informative article by Ingrid Zacharias, publisher of the web site Envisioning the Future International, a virtual resource center for non-profits and businesses worldwide. In the article, she discusses a number of tasks that non-profit organizations should not undertake themselves, and why. For example:
- Develop a strategic plan – While many organizations may have the tools and expertise to do this for themselves, by having someone within the organization do the strategic plan means that person isn’t participating. Also, should there be any conflict involved in the development of the strategic plan or its implementation; this could be magnified as a result of doing it in house as participants don’t feel an unbiased person put together the plan.
- Board Orientation and Development – A consultant can clearly lay out the rules around roles and responsibilities of board members, as well as defining conflict of interest and explaining the processes that the board must follow in specific circumstances. This is not always easily done by an Executive Director. After all, it’s pretty hard to be the one to tell your boss how to do their job.
Click the link to read the complete article: “5 Tasks Your Non-Profit Should Hire a Consultant to Do.”
