GIVING. PRAYING. FASTING
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Joni Michele Jackson Discusses a
No-Nonsense Approach to
MANAGING A NON-PROFIT
By Karen A. Stewart-Ross
When an employee consistently experienced challenges
meeting company expectations, Joni Michele Jackson, Center
Director of Kids in His Care Daycare at Christian Hope Ministries,
Inc. in Beltsville, Maryland, decided to have a “talk” with her to
identify the problem and develop some goals to help her achieve
success. She calls them “Smart Goals:” specific, measurable,
realistic, and time-specific. She said they must by positivelystated, understood, relevant, and ethical. Needless to say, her
employee’s performance level increased substantially. This is
how you get business done in Jackson’s world.
Jackson, who has served as a project manager, has over
ten years’ experience working with non-pro