The underlying threat of litigation may motivate a board to ask, “What is general counsel, and what can this type of attorney do to help us?” Ever-changing regulations and the risk of lawsuits mean that nonprofit boards need sound…
Regardless of the age or structure of a nonprofit, organizations will establish a set of primary board member responsibilities. Every board member should be familiar with their basic fiduciary responsibilities, which include: Duty of Care — Ensuring the nonprofit’s assets…
Nonprofit boards need a wide range of expertise to achieve their missions — a board of advisors provides the necessary guidance to realize success. Access to a full range of advice can help a nonprofit grow and surpass its…
One of the first steps in establishing a new organization is generating a vision statement that reflects the initial inspiration many founders feel when they decide to create their nonprofits. It's purpose cannot be minimized, the vision statement speaks…
As commonplace as it is for board secretaries to take nonprofit board meeting minutes, it may surprise you that boards of directors are not legally required to take minutes at all. Taking minutes with board meeting software has become a best…
By the very nature of finance, community banks hold a considerable amount of personal information. Such a vast amount of data and its sensitivity is a goldmine in the hands of a cybercriminal, making cyber risk reporting for community…
Is your nonprofit struggling with having too few or too many workers during peak and non-peak periods? Selecting the right workforce planning model can help solve these problems for many nonprofits as it is not cost-effective to have employees…
Nonprofit boards develop a powerful vision for their mission and are responsible for adhering to it. Everything a nonprofit does should circle back to its mission, and that’s what makes mission creep so risky. In a perfect world, boards…
Every year, federal and state governments offer various grants to nonprofit organizations. A significant award can be yours if you know where to look and how to write winning applications for nonprofit government grants. Being awarded a government grant…
When we think of diversity in the nonprofit realm, we tend to think about it in terms of race, ethnicity, culture, religion, etc. However, not everyone considers the benefits of age diversity. Nonprofit boards are not well known for recruiting…
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