1. News About Zimmerman Lehman

 

Gender Equality Challenge lauched
The Gender Equality Challenge encourages Bay Area companies to learn about the seven Gender Equality Principles, choose a model practice that exemplifies one of the principles, and commit to sharing it with other companies. The San Francisco Chronicle Editor blogged about the release and a local paper article includes more information about the challenge "Gender equality is not just the right thing to do," she said, "It is the smart thing to do, " [Ann Lehman] added that gender equality in the workplace is essential for: achieving better financial performance, attracting a broader spectrum of talent, enhancing organizational health, and improving brand and marketplace. For more information on the principles, please visit the Gender Equality Principle Initiative (GEP). Facebook photos.

Article on 57th UN Commission on the Status of Women
Ann Lehman participates in 57th UN Commission on the Status of Women conference with a violence against women theme, the initiation of NYC Women's Business Principles and a meeting with the White House Council onWomen and Girls. See article.

Online Board of Directors Assessment
A strong and effective board of directors is a benchmark of a healthy organization. A periodic check-up can ensure that you are not just surviving but thriving in today’s environment. To check your board’s vital signs, or to put in place practices and strategies for a healthy and energized board, the best place to start is with a board self-assessment. To help make this easy for board members, we are launching a new online self-assessment tool that board members can access easily from their home or office. This will help board members make certain they are functioning at their highest level and working to implement your organization's mission and vision. See our other Board services.

Cerrito Theater
Zimmerman Lehman helped restore the Cerrito Theater, in El Cerrito, CA and recently it celebrated its 75th anniversary. The theater showed the Frank Capra "You Can't Ttake It With You" and Ann Lehman conducted a the costume contest.

 

2. NONPROFIT NEWS: ZimNotes Has a Twitter Feed On Nonprofit Issues
Zimmerman Lehman has a Twitter feed on nonprofit issues. If you want your ZimNotes wit and wisdom in 140 characters or less, follow us on twitter.com/alehman. Here are a few recent Tweets:

• From Politics to Public Policy: How campaign lessons can amplify your work (Four Parts by Stanford Innovative Review)
• Is underpaying women and over using volunteers as staff economic exploitation by nonprofits or a type of bullying?
• Board Recruitment article asks: What are 3 most important items for board to accomplish now? Are there theright people on board to help?
• Study by Boardsource: Hopeful signs of recovery across the nonprofit sector and increased accountability and self-assessment.
• With statistic that report 86% of board members are white; 7% are African American and 3.5% are Latino time to try something that works better to diversify the board
• UnderDeveloped: A National Study of Challenges Facing Nonprofit Fundraising
• Is strategic planning dead? If so what about strategy?
• LinkedIn Board Connect-a free program that helps nonprofit find professionals to join their boards
• Survey-Leadership development & succession planning is one of the greatest organizational weaknesses nonprofits face
• Skip Robert's Rules of Order for agendas..design agendas based on what is most important to your nonprofit at this time
• How Americans give, a very detailed national interactive analysis across the U.S. on Giving
• Critical tips to nonprofit job interviewing success
• Article sheds light on the role of the board of directors in identifying and securing grant funding
• Suggestions for keeping your board of directors engaged
• It's is the smart nonprofit that responds to constituents by having governance mechanisms that engage them in dialogue
  

3. ZimNotes Article

ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCEY FOR NONPROFITS: WHAT DO THEY MEAN?

ZimNotes, subscribe to our free eNewsletter, includes a new article of interest to the nonprofit sector in each issue and our nonprofit quiz. Check our former articles.

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4. Workshops

If you are interested in exploring having a workshop for your board or facilitation for a retreat, please call or 415.986.8330 or email. See recent workshops by Zimmerman Lehman.