Assignment:
Part 1
We divide the labor of the nonprofit into different categories and attempt to place staff with appropriate apptitudes and skills responsible for those various activities. We often have a financial officer who keeps track of the money for the organization. A fundraiser may be on staff to coordinate the fundraising activities, and the program staff will deliver the services to the nonprofit's clients.
In your organization can you identify the functions that appear to be the strongest? Can you speculate on why that is so?
Part 2
Describe, in 350 words or less, how a nonprofit executive can determine what functions are necessary to pursue the organization's board-established mission? How does one determine what staff positions are necessary to operate those functions? If there is inadequate funding available for a staff position the ED feels is necessary, how can the ED accomplish that work?