The pandemic caught the entire world by surprise. During the first few months of the crisis, boards scrambled to make decisions about whether they should continue meeting in person, set up virtual meetings, or delay board meetings temporarily. As the…
It’s often only after someone joins a nonprofit board that they suddenly realize the full weight of their duties and responsibilities. Before someone accepts a position on a nonprofit board, they need to be aware that nonprofits have been under…
Nonprofit organizations have always had to work hard to fulfill their missions. A host of variable circumstances can rock even the strongest nonprofit organization. To be sustainable, nonprofit leaders have to be ready for anything. Your nonprofit board has had…
The year 2020 will go down in history as one of the most taxing years of our lifetimes. In addition to the individual struggles, businesses and nonprofit organizations are facing some of the greatest challenges they’ve ever had in their…
There’s enough competition in the startup space that new companies need to pull out all the stops to be successful. Great ideas and passion will only take your startup so far. Your founders and board members won’t always have the…
In the business of nonprofit work, boards often overlook some of the most important areas of board work, even when they recognize major areas where they need to improve. According to the Leading with Intent Study by BoardSource, 22% of…
The ongoing pandemic is making video conferencing a necessary component of nonprofit leadership for the foreseeable future. Videoconference technology can keep your board safe and connected, which is vitally important to keeping your nonprofit strong and sustainable during these challenging…
In a perfect world, your nonprofit will never need to rely on your document retention policy. Unfortunately, that’s not a reality for many nonprofits. If your board ever has to face the distressing circumstances of dealing with allegations or litigation,…
Passion is often the thing that motivates people to serve on a nonprofit board, but passion alone only takes them so far. It’s not uncommon for nonprofit board members to have little or no knowledge or experience in governance matters.…
If you had to choose two words to describe board work in 2020, which would you choose? Most boards might say “adjust” and “adapt”. 2020 has brought a host of traumatic events including out-of-control fires, hurricanes, tornados, and of course,…
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