Last month, I shared a few thoughts about the importance of strong boards. Not long after hitting “send,” Janette Barnard‘s Prime Future newsletter arrived in my inbox with a headline that made me pause: Your board is (probably) too old. As someone who’s closer to retirement than graduation—and passionate about organizational development in agriculture—I had…
After more than 20 years of working with and for nonprofit organizations, I’ve grown increasingly committed to reinforcing a simple, often-overlooked truth: Nonprofit status is a tax classification—not an operating philosophy. Early in my career, a mentor of mine regularly reminded stakeholders of the major livestock exposition he led that nonprofit designation didn’t give an…
As our team begins sharing Thursday Thoughts on this platform – we’ve shared similar ideas with clients but have now decided to share more broadly, we want to explore themes that reflect the real challenges — and opportunities — within the food and agriculture landscape. Today, that means reflecting on something foundational yet often underappreciated:…