For what is usually unpaid volunteer work, board service for mission-driven organizations can demand an outsized time commitment. The most valuable board members are those whose professions, networks and expertise bring concrete benefits to support the mission — and…
The potential value offered by AI has enticed many mission-driven organizations to increasingly rely on it. Yet, like any fast-evolving technology, AI isn't without its risks and challenges. AI ethics and governance have come into focus as nonprofits seek to…
Data maturity is no longer a goal exclusive to the corporate world. Nonprofit educational organizations are similarly pursuing — and achieving — data maturity, where organizational leaders use data to drive decision-making. But many educational boards are at an…
As a volunteer board member of a mission-driven organization, you may be wondering how your organization can optimally leverage artificial intelligence (AI). Mission-driven organizations are inherently adept at doing more with less, but AI has the potential to further…
The past few years have been a crash course in crisis response — thanks in part to the pandemic, but also related and unrelated issues that continue to plague today’s nonprofit and mission-driven organizations. These include financial turmoil, regulatory…
In response to the pandemic, boards and governing bodies of nonprofits and mission-driven organizations were forced to rapidly reimagine how they conduct governance and oversight to continue essential operations. Going online was the only way to continue doing business.…
Data maturity is no longer a goal exclusive to the corporate world. Mission-driven organizations are similarly pursuing — and achieving — data maturity, where organizational leaders use data to drive decision-making. But many credit union boards are at an…
Your volunteer board must stay one step ahead of evolving circumstances if your organization is to succeed in a complex and often uncertain operating environment. But how? In a recent panel discussion at the 2023 LeadingAge Annual Meeting, industry…
Data maturity is no longer a goal exclusive to the corporate world. Nonprofit healthcare organizations are similarly pursuing — and achieving — data maturity, where organizational leaders use data to drive decision-making. But many healthcare boards are at an…
We live in an age of the polycrisis, a phrase that aptly describes our current situation of persistent disruptions and challenges. Global conflicts, climate change, economic and financial uncertainty, political instability, and the aftereffects of the pandemic are impacting…
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