Avoid “shooting yourself in the foot” language

According to fundraising consultant Claire Axelrad, there are a number of ways in which nonprofit leaders might undermine themselves when discussing matters of importance with their boards through the poor use of language and phrases that many are quite accustomed to using. In her recent blog post, she listed a series of questions that nonprofit leaders can ask themselves when evaluating whether they are undercutting themselves from the outset of critical conversations with their bards. These include.