Is the urgent getting in the way of the important? Here's a quick refresher on time management and how to set priorities for what we need to get done.

1. 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

3. How you use your time
changes as your
organization grows

4. Think about your
individual strengths and
how they are best applied
in your organization

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Nobody Is Good at Everything
So be honest about
your talents

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• 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?

7. Have you built an
organization of people
whose skills
complement yours?
What growth are you planning
to build your organization?

8. Will additional staff change
the way you spend your time
or just add to your job?

9. Now let’s think about
some specific issues of
time management

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

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Personnel Issues
Personnel 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

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Fund Raising
Fund 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?

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Programs & Services
Programs 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?

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Management
Management 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?

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Survey Quiz
• A quick quiz on who does what
• Please answer the following
questions
• All questions have true/false answers

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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.

17. • THANK YOU •
For Joining Us!