Posts Tagged ‘Ron Hass’
Vujà De and You By Ron Haas
Vujà De and that Moment, You Have No Idea About Anything Organizational guru Karl Weick describes Vujà De as the opposite feeling of Déjà vu. Most are familiar with Déjà vu. It is a French term for the intuitive sense you have when you see or experience something familiar—like you’ve already seen or experienced it…
Read MoreThe Fundraising Board By Ron Haas
Seven Board Fundraising Responsibilities Many board members are not aware of the full extent of their fundraising responsibilities. Approving the budget is a fiscal decision and a fundraising decision! Ultimately, the board is accountable for achieving the funding goals. A Job Description What would you include if you could write the perfect fundraising job description…
Read MoreWorking with One Heart and Mind By Ron Haas
True Ministry Partners Know How to Work as One “All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in…
Read MoreA Duty to Ask and A Duty to Give By Ron Haas
Is your greatest sense of duty to ask or to give? John D. Rockefeller, Jr. realized that the duty to ask and the duty to give were both important functions. He once remarked, “Never think you need to apologize for asking someone to give to a worthy object, any more than as though you were…
Read MoreBoards and Fundraising: 4 Keys
By Ron Haas When Warren Buffet purchases a company, he requires his new managers to purchase stock. He believes that executives with “skin in the game” make better decisions. Buffet is unknowingly expressing a biblical truth, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Luke 12:34). Board members who don’t give show that their…
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