Radio Free 501c - The Podcast of Rogue Tulips Consulting

It's Monday! Time for another episode of "Chatting with Agnes & Cecilia" with Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA,CMP and Cecilia Sepp, CAE, CNAP . Today's Episode: Building Board Capacity with Michael A. Butera ! Michael shares his insights on how building capacity leads to improved Board performance and more successful Mission Fulfillment. He shares his thoughts on what falls in the "build capacity" cat...

Today's episode: Elections and Strategy Development! We continue our 2020 series on federal and state legislative activity since it's an Election year. Our regular guest Aaron Castelo, CAE shares the "Big Three" you need to do this year -- and every year -- to develop and implement successful strategy. And we only mention COVID-19 once ;) 

It's Monday - time for another episode of "Chatting with Agnes & Cecilia" with hosts Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA,CMP  and Cecilia Sepp, CAE, CNAP . Today's episode: Presented without bells and whistles due to a MAJOR computer malfunction! But we saved the file and are pleased to share "Dynamic & Productive Boards" with our guest Michael A. Butera . He quotes Darwin and Mark Twain and weav...

Today's Episode: we discuss what the US Federal Government Can Learn from Associations. Say what?? That's right. We talk about what the nonprofit community does right and what it continues to work on and how this can be applied to the federal government. All politics may be local, but good process and policies are universal.

Today's episode: We discuss Telecommuting (again!) and its benefits for associations. We also discuss the ASAE Associations Now Daily article on a government agency and its cancellation of telecommuting because SOMEONE doesn't know how to be a leader and instead threw a temper tantrum. Telecommuting has benefits for productivity, risk management, and for saving the planet. Share your comments with...

On today's episode of Chatting with Agnes and Cecilia, we discuss International Associations and their similarities to US organizations.

Each week we discuss topics related to 501c organizations. This   episode: Gender and Leadership with our special guest Cathy Smalley Pales,   EdD, of Take A Breath Coaching.

In which we end our 3 part series discussing Agnes' Book   "Transforming Business with Godly Governance." The book is   available exclusively at Amazon.com in Kindle and hard copy editions.

In which Agnes and Cecilia discuss Forebearance, Kindness, and   Goodness (section 2 of "Transforming Business with Godly   Governance." And it's Kurt Vonnegut whom wrote "Catch 22."

In our inaugural episode, we discuss Agnes Amos-Coleman's book, "Transforming Business With Godly Governance: Nine Characteristics for Workplace Success."  This is part 1 of a three-part series. 

Rogue Tulips presents Chatting with Agnes & Cecilia Clarifying Advocacy Activities Feb 17 2020 Today's Topic: Clarifying Advocacy Activities for 501c3, 501c4 and 501c6 Organizations with our guest Aaron Castelo, CAE. In this episode we discuss the opportunities and limitations for 501c organizations when it comes to advocacy and lobbying. We also discuss its impact on organizational culture an...

The Value of Government Relations. We bring back Aaron Castelo, CAE, to discuss this important topic. It's especially vital during an election year as local, state, and national outcomes will affect planning and strategy for 501c organizations. We discuss the role of Boards as leaders, how grassroots impacts the value, and agreeing on the definition of success to name a few things. Find out what e...

Today's Episode: Communicating with the Board. Inspired by thread in an ASAE Collaborate community, we discuss when, how, what, and how often you should communicate with your Board. We suggest what you can use to create a template AND how to personalize your Board members' experience by letting them pick which tool they want to use for updates (e.g., video, email, attachments). Since today is the...

Today's Episode: The Keys to Professional Confidence! Join us and our guest Cathy Pales, Executive Leadership Coach, for an excellent conversation about starting the New Year off with what it takes to be authentic and take action! Cathy shares resources, Agnes shares her executive experience from her global perspective, and Cecilia discusses the risks of being your authentic self. Cecilia also giv...

Today's episode: Do Grassroots Matter? Join us and our guest Aaron Castelo, CAE, as we discuss member engagement and its impact on legislative outcomes. Ever wonder what the difference between grassroots, grasstops, and astroturf is? Aaron explains it here! We also discuss grassroots in other countries. Find out how we answered this vital question for associations!