Board members of community banks and credit unions regularly handle highly confidential information. The relationships that financial institutions have with their community are very important, and they can be a key to the bank's success. Community banks need to have…
Cybercrime falls under risk management, which is one of many areas that volunteer boards are responsible for overseeing. Technology has advanced to such a degree that many boards, especially nonprofit boards, are finding that IT issues are quickly extending…
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…
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…
With gratitude at center stage Thanksgiving week, it seems timely to consider how mission-driven organizations express appreciation. Donors, volunteers and sometimes staff get letters, events, awards, and other forms of much-deserved recognition for their efforts and resources. But what…
The most successful nonprofit boards recognize that strong board performance is a critical ingredient in their ability to achieve a positive impact within their communities. The members of your nonprofit's board will certainly want to achieve the greatest impact…
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…
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