Are you looking to fill some vacancies on your nonprofit board positions? Are you worried that half of the board seats will be vacant when the terms of current board members end? As Suzanne Elliot, principal at Envision Consulting,…
For mission-driven organizations, their board administrators are the unsung heroes behind the scenes, helping to prepare for and keep meetings running smoothly. A key element of the board's meeting success? Spot-on meeting minutes. But let's face it — jotting…
A fiduciary responsibility is an obligation that prevents one party from acting in their own interest rather than in the interest of the organization. For nonprofits, this ethical commitment makes it possible for them to fulfill their missions. Board…
If you’re like most people, checking your email is part of your morning routine. With the average person getting over 121 business emails per day, there’s a lot of information to sift through. Now add in your personal and…
The terms consent agenda and consent calendar are interchangeable terms. A consent agenda is a board meeting practice that groups routine business and reports into one agenda item. The consent agenda can be approved in one action, rather than…
It’s easy to focus on the mechanics of running an organization through a board and unintentionally overlook how much of the board’s work is related to communication. We have the good fortune in today’s society to have many different…
Managing a budget for a nonprofit organization is much like planning a household budget, except that there are generally more sources of income and more categories of expenses. In both cases, a sound budget is important for financial sustainability and provides…
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