Time Management-Is the urgent getting in the way of the important?

Time Management

Is the urgent getting in the way of the important?

A program of endowmentdevelopment.com

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Objectives of This Course• To think about how we

spend our time

• To set priorities for what we do

How you use your time changes as your

organization grows

Think about your individual strengths and

how they are best applied in your organization


Nobody Is Good at Everything

So be honest about your talents


• Are you a great organizer?

• Are you are good at raising money to build the organization?

• Are you a program person whose real interest is in services?

Have you built an organization of people whose skills complement yours?

What growth are you planning to build your organization?

Will additional staff change the way you spend your time

or just add to your job?

Now let’s think about some specific issues of

time management

Reminders

Make a list of two or three words that occupy most of your time


Personnel IssuesPersonnel issues are very important and may take more time than you think• How are you helping people

learn and perform their jobs?

• Are record keeping and information management taking your time?

• Hiring, evaluations and firing are challenges that use “emotional” time


Fund RaisingFund raising is always an issue most important to the board

• Are you actually doing most of this work?

• What amount of your time is spent just working to pay the bills?


Programs & ServicesPrograms and services need your supervision, but are you actually doing this work?

• When a new idea is to be launched, are you responsible for all details?

• Are you the creative source of these new ideas?


ManagementManagement responsibilities are yours and likely can’t be delegated

• Can you organize your day to handle these efficiently without letting them interrupt everything you do?

• Is routine review of financial information, programs, donors, committees, and the board overwhelming you?


Survey Quiz• A quick quiz on who does what• Please answer the following

questions• All questions have true/false answers


True or False?1. All communication with donors should come

from the ED.2. Only the ED should work with the board

members.3. The ED must handle an unhappy community

person.4. Financial questions from clients, grantees or

other agencies should all be referred to the ED.5. The ED needs to read all correspondence that

goes out.6. The ED should attend all committee meetings.

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