It’s often only after someone joins a not-for-profit board that they suddenly realise the full weight of their duties and responsibilities. Before someone accepts a position on a not-for-profit board, they need to be aware that not-for-profits have been under…
Regardless of what type of programs and services your not-for-profit provides, and regardless of how large your not-for-profit is, you need some type of technology to function in today’s world. Even if your board members aren’t tech-savvy, your stakeholders are.…
Passion is often the thing that motivates people to serve on a not-for-profit board, but passion alone only takes them so far. It’s not uncommon for not-for-profit board members to have little or no knowledge or experience in governance matters.…
The ongoing pandemic is making video conferencing a necessary component of not-for-profit leadership for the foreseeable future. Videoconference technology can keep your board safe and connected, which is vitally important to keeping your not-for-profit strong and sustainable during these challenging…
There’s enough competition in the startup space that new companies need to pull out all the stops to be successful. Great ideas and passion will only take your startup so far. Your founders and board members won’t always have the…
As a not-for-profit board director, you’re highly dedicated and invested in your cause. In a perfect world, all the money you raise would go toward your programs and activities. The reality is that some percentage of your money has to…
Not-for-profit organisations provide essential public services. Board members of not-for-profits need a roadmap to help them meet the needs of their communities by fulfilling their mission and stated purpose. The board’s role in developing a strategic plan is to set…
When you serve on a not-for-profit board, you’re invested in the cause and naturally, you want to give your best performance to ensure your not-for-profit thrives. Best practices for governance suggest that boards, including not-for-profit boards, should do not-for-profit board…
If the board president or executive director of your not-for-profit organisation resigned tomorrow, what’s the first thing would your board do? If your answer is, “I don’t know,” it’s time to get busy working on not-for-profit succession planning. Not-for-profit boards…
It’s taken the general public some time to get used to various document formats. It’s taken even more time, as well as a few serious and publicly embarrassing mishaps, for most people to give credence to the security risks of file-sharing. In…
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