Anyone who knows me knows I\u2019m an efficiency hound. A year ago, during my annual performance evaluation at work, I listed among my team goals \u201cto develop with my supervisor the most efficient nonprofit finance team in the region\u201d, a goal I borrowed from a former supervisor with a different employer. My current supervisor was puzzled by the goal and asked whether that is actually a thing and how something like that could even be measured. A few days ago, she got her answer. Please read on\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Monday, my supervisor got her answer: A board member of our nonprofit organization is also Deputy Director at another nonprofit, one that happens to be housed across the street from us. The board member, who has just voted in our January board meeting to approve our Fiscal Policies & Procedures Manual, wants someone \u2013 namely my supervisor \u2013 to help her organization with their finances. Our boss agreed to pitch the idea for the board member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When a board member wants your help with her nonprofit organization\u2019s finances, what is that, if not a testament to the efficiency and effectiveness of your function as a finance team? So, no, there\u2019s no award or prize that says we\u2019re the most efficient team in the region. There\u2019s no competition in which we can compete to drive the point home. In fact, we don\u2019t do this work for the accolades at all. We believe in the mission and work accordingly. So it\u2019s not a contest at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the record, though, if it were\u2026 we\u2019d be winning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just saying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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