At Mather Associates, Jamie Batson, Ann Hopkins and I are very excited about a book called The Executive Director's Guide to Thriving as a Nonprofit Leader by Mim Carlson and Margaret Donohoe (Jossey-Bass). We highly recommend it for first time as well as experienced nonprofit executive directors. The fun is that you don't have to read it sequentially. For instance, if you want to know a bit more about “What should the ED do about a renegade board member?” just turn to page 166. In addition to sound advice and counsel, the book also has an awesome resource guide at the back. It also has helpful exhibits such as "Discovering your Stakeholders" and "Characteristics of the Generations" along with many ED self-help charts such as, “Executive Director Skills Competency Worksheet". We hope others find this book a good resource, too.
We are pleased to announce that our new, updated website: www.matherassociates.com is now LIVE!! Our Hot Topics blog is a new feature which we will update with ideas and advice for you and your organization. We are also excited about our new Hot Box which will feature fun, new items. We look forward to hearing your thoughts and comments as well.
Mather Thanks Carnevale Design!
We thank Paul Carnevale, Jr. for his countless hours in helping us design a classic look and a technically sophisticated, updated website. Paul will also be our webmaster for maintaining and safekeeping our website and domain name going forward.
Ann Hopkins writes: Cotton Cleveland and Jamie Batson are long-time colleagues whom I respect greatly. I am thrilled to join Cotton and Jamie as a Senior Consultant with Mather Associates. As a member of the Mather team, I look forward to working with our clients to build their fundraising and donor relations capacity.
Cotton Cleveland and Jamie Batson are delighted to announce that Ann Hopkins of Rye, NH has joined Mather Associates as a Senior Consultant. Ann brings many years of experience assisting organizations in strategic planning and creating effective fund development programs. In addition to her consulting work, Hopkins has held leadership positions in Development at Cambridge College and Odyssey NH. We are excited about the opportunity to work with and learn from Ann. Many of our clients are interested in improving their approach to development and Ann is skilled at guiding staff and Board to become more effective.
For more about Ann Hopkins, please read her bio in the “about us” section of our newly updated website.