Board

On-going training for boards and councils

One challenge we all face is that of keeping our boards and councils well trained and up to date. There are several approaches to this. Probably the most common is to prepare a notebook or manual and give it to

Rebranding – Transforming your Image

Know why you want to change your name, image and logo. What is the new image you want to portray? Youth? Movement? Freedom? Are there any negative perceptions that you want to overcome? How do you dispel the perceptions that

Sharing expenses in another tight year…

Most centers are only seeing an increase in funding next year if they have developed funding from another (usually new) source. Of course, as we know, the new money brings additional work with it, and the need to track staff

Clarify and agree — in writing!

Back in the 1980s, when I was a very young manager of a new Center in Kansas, the Rehabilitation Services Administration’s regional office brought in a speaker named John Conway to talk to centers and other RSA funded entities about

Tips for Boards — Evaluating the Executive Director

There are several elements to a good evaluation. Let me mention those first. I like to see evaluations which: Make sure that the evaluation is a good match for the job description. You may even want to go through job

New Executive Director? Do you really want to change that?

Every new executive director wants to make their mark. Take the time, though, to make sure that the change is what is really needed at this time. Here are some radical changes that Executive Directors sometimes make, and my comments

Let’s be clear on #IL Philosophy and #ConsumerControl

This last couple of months I have been stunned by how many people have asked me to give them the actual citations that require more than 50% of the board, management and staff of a center be people with disabilities.

Changes in leadership — Succession Planning

Whether a transition is known and immediate, or totally unknown, a transition is coming. It isn’t a matter of if — it is a matter of when. The Executive Director and Board of your center need to take up this

Satellites, branches and the number of centers…

We had a recent inquiry about the difference between at “satellite” and a “branch” center. Back in 2002 the Rehabilitation Services Administration produced a policy direction around the term “Satellite” for Centers for Independent Living. The principle point of the

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