Sharpening the Tools We Need to Survive
The economic meldown of 2008 has affected virtually every person, business and organization in our community, including the Detroit Executive Service Corps. For us, survival in this environment has meant tough decisions regarding organizational changes and holding to Best Practices for effective management.
The DESC Board of Directors began addressing the challenge of change in late 2007 by updating our strategic plan for years 2008 to 2011. The plan calls for strengthening the board, greater focus on programs that support our mission, new strategies for fund development, and improved services. Nearly 40 board members, volunteer consultants and staff are involved in the planning and implementation of the plan to strengthen DESC's role as a vital partner in helping nonprofit organizations meet their increased demand for services.
The changes range from simple: automated phone answering; to difficult: staff reductions; to complex: realigning services for rapid response to immediate needs. We anticipate these improved practices will help all the nonprofits we serve to be more effective, too.
Throughout all these changes DESC continues to offer and develop high-quality programs, which provide a significant positive impact to the nonprofit community.
To view DESC's 2009 certified financial audit and the 2009 IRS 990 click on the appropriate link below.
