Monthly Archives: September 2013

by Jini Stolk Peter Drucker, who died in 2005, didn’t get to be famous for nothing. The guru of modern management offered these thoughts on the job of managers in The Daily Drucker: they set objectives, organize a structure to carry out the work, motivate and communicate, measure performance, and develop people, including themselves. They […]

by Jini Stolk Gen X-ers’ attachment to the digital world has irretrievably changed the face of fundraising, according to a plethora of sources. It’s hard to keep track of all the new information and studies coming our way, and harder still to know how to adjust our fundraising strategies (to include a “cross-generational, cross-channel lifecycle […]

by Jini Stolk I’m regularly reminded of the difficulty small companies face in finding the administrative support they need. Years ago I worked with four wonderfully talented and energetic choreographers who were beginning to be worn out by creating, producing and fundraising, all on their own, for their small companies. The shared administrative structure we […]

By Jini Stolk and Melody Mui We’re very happy to announce that Creative Trust’s newest Open Source Tool Kit on Board and Governance, containing our most important internal documents, policies and discussion papers, has just been released. You’re warmly welcome to use or adapt any of its contents, from a governance overview, to the separate […]