Nonprofit boards must ensure their organization makes ethical responsibility a priority as they strive to improve the lives of others and further their missions. While a nonprofit isn’t a business per se, nonprofits often conduct business activities. Nonprofits employ…
If your volunteer board of directors is well-equipped to handle potential cyber incidents and protect valuable data, you can stop reading now. However, if you feel your board may not be fully cyber-ready, then you may want to read…
If your mission-driven organization has been adopting new tools to further your goals and you have been moving your processes to digital systems, then robust cybersecurity now has to become a priority. In this article, we explore how your…
Successful nonprofits depend upon their dedicated boards to steer the ship toward its goals. Board members are the ship's captains, using their experience to navigate the choppy waters of nonprofit governance. But ensuring their engagement and active participation can…
With so much information from large corporations available to hackers, it seems ludicrous that hackers would go after nonprofit organizations and fundraisers — but that’s exactly what’s happening. Cyber risk for nonprofits is a topic your board will want…
Nonprofit leaders and board members are aware that donors and others, including regulators, are increasingly looking not only at their performance but also at how they reach their goals. ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) standards and principles are a…
If your credit union board of directors is well-equipped to handle potential cyber incidents and protect valuable data, you can stop reading now. However, if you feel your board may not be fully cyber-ready, then you may want to…
Change is the only thing that stays the same. For nonprofit organizations and their leaders, the pandemic accelerated the changes already occurring in their sectors. Savvy boards and their CEOs will lead their organization successfully into the future by…
A governance model is a framework that outlines an organization’s general leadership accountabilities and describes how leaders and members interact with other parties. Nonprofits commonly use governance models as a basis for developing a unique governance model that suits…
You’ve been appointed board chair, and you want to be the best in that role, but what does that take? It involves going beyond being a meeting facilitator and truly being the leader of the board. To succeed in…
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