By Mary Muñoz, Senior Managing Director, Ziegler The last dozen years have included some stressful times for senior living providers. The Great Recession of 2008 took a toll on occupancy, devastated the real estate market for independent living providers, and led to a number of distressed situations throughout the sector. The pandemic came along just as Read More…
Engage Magazine
3 Proactive Ways to Evaluate Your Organization’s Financial WellnessÂ
By Mario Mckenzie, Partner, and Raquel Castro, Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen Even the best positioned senior living and care providers can face financial challenges that — in hindsight — could have been spotted early and possibly prevented. We’ve outlined some ideas to help your board and management teams focus on the financial wellness of your organization and Read More…
Strategic Leadership
by Jeannee Parker Martin, President and CEO, LeadingAge California The pandemic took a toll on organizations across the country, and our members were not spared. Workforce shortages, operational challenges, ongoing impacts and burdens of COVID-19, and serious financial losses are sounding alarms at large and small organizations, regardless of the services they provide. At times, Read More…
Strategic Leadership: Six Steps to Help You Start Building a Strong Future for Your OrganizationÂ
By Katie Smith Sloan, President & CEO, LeadingAge Over the years, I’ve served as a board member — and sometimes as a board chair — for a variety of nonprofit organizations. I’ve loved my board service. It represents one of the best ways I’ve found to make a difference in the areas about which I Read More…
When was your last check-up?
By Stephanie Titus, Chief Strategy Officer & Vice President of Philanthropy, Retirement Housing Foundation In Keller & Price’s book, Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage, organizational health is defined as the “alignment of vision, strategy, and culture, paired with the capacity to deliver superior long-term financial and operational performance.” Creating an environment Read More…
Embarking on a New Role: A Chat with BoardSource’s Monika Kalra Varma
Monika Kalra Varma is BoardSource’s new President and CEO. We sat down to chat about her vision for BoardSource, common problems of today’s nonprofit boards, and hear her perspective on how to overcome a “scarcity mindset.” Can you touch on some of the goals that you’re excited to work on as you embark on this new role? My initial Read More…