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    Strategic planning: own your process, own your future

    Your center is required to have a three year financial and program plan*, and you report on that in your annual Program Performance Report. It isn’t called a strategic plan in the requirements, and you have a lot of flexibility

    Paula McElwee January 19, 2022January 18, 2022 Board, Planning No Comments Read more

    Tools for board self-assessment

    The Maine Association of Nonprofits has perfectly summed up the critical importance of regular self-assessments for boards: A strong, vibrant board of directors is a clear indicator of a healthy organization. Yet even the best organizations need a periodic check-up

    Paula McElwee January 12, 2022June 4, 2024 Board, Planning No Comments Read more

    Board self-assessment – a tool for your board to take it to the next level

    This past couple of years have been out-of-the-ordinary. Or maybe have presented us with a new normal (or most probably some of both). Either way, the board as well as the management of your center have had to navigate new

    Paula McElwee January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 Board, Planning, Technical Assistance 3 Comments Read more

    Dos and Don’ts of Donor Recognition

    How do you recognize donors? Working on your annual report? The article below has a link regarding modernizing the report and making it exciting, but it also addresses a key area of donor recognition – printing the names of donors.

    Paula McElwee December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 Donations, Resource Development, Social Media No Comments Read more

    What other services can a center provide?

    All centers are required to provide what are called in the Rehabilitation Act and the regulations in 45 CFR 1329 (definitions) “core services”. Those services are: Independent living core services mean, for purposes of services that are supported under the

    Paula McElwee December 10, 2021February 14, 2023 Core Services No Comments Read more

    The best definition of Ableism I’ve found …

    From Sitting Pretty: The view from my ordinary, resilient, disabled body by Rebeka Taussig, PhD. “It feels like a risk relying on the word “ableism,” but I want to use it here, because I’m hoping to assemble something with you—something

    Paula McElwee December 1, 2021January 30, 2023 Equality, History and Philosophy of IL 2 Comments Read more

    How Assistive Technology can support those experiencing “Long COVID”

    What Are “Post-COVID Conditions (Long COVID)?” According to the CDC, post-COVID conditions are “a wide range of new, returning, or ongoing health problems people can experience four or more weeks after first being infected with the virus that causes COVID-19.”

    Paula McElwee November 25, 2021November 18, 2021 Technical Assistance No Comments Read more

    What is the role of the board?

    Question: My board chair is questioning a recent decision I made about a staff member’s performance. I thought supervising staff was my job. Can she, for example, tell me I have to reinstate him after I fired him? Answer: This

    Paula McElwee November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 Board, Employment, Staff No Comments Read more

    Defending against Cybercrime

    Cybersecurity continues to be a hot topic. CNN recently reported that in 2020, ransom payments were up more than 400% from the prior year. CNN had some insights and some cautions for organizations that may be victims of cybercrime. If

    Paula McElwee October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 Cybersecurity No Comments Read more

    Does the executive order apply?

    The morning after President Biden announced the Executive Orders related to required vaccines, I received a flood of calls/emails asking, “Does that apply to us?” The orders were for federal contractors. CILs that receive direct grants (Part C) are grantees,

    Paula McElwee September 16, 2021 ACL Guidance, Emergency Preparedness 3 Comments Read more
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