The media has generated a fair amount of negative publicity about the boards of directors of nonprofit organizations and corporations because of poor or weak governance. The unsavory attention has motivated many nonprofit boards to re-evaluate their governance models with…
Nearly everyone accepts a position on a nonprofit board with hopes and dreams of making a difference. Most of the time, nonprofit board members happily fulfill their board terms and end their duties feeling good about the service they provided…
Our society benefits greatly from for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Their purposes are different, which means that each needs to have a different governance structure in order to grow and thrive. The strength of the governance structure, along with the quality…
Board directors have millions of apps to choose from regardless of which electronic device they choose to use at any given time. Electronic apps have various levels of built-in security features. This fact presents an issue that concerns nonprofit board…
Technology is one of the most useful tools that nonprofits have at their disposal. Younger board directors are more likely to have familiarity with technology and how the nonprofit can use it to run more efficiently, save time and money,…
It’s always best to attend board meetings and vote in person. When that’s not possible, a proxy provides a process that works much like an absentee ballot. It’s a system that works well when board directors take measures to prevent…
Effective boards plan their board agendas wisely. The intent is to address all necessary business at their regular business meeting. Board director time is valuable, so it’s important to cover as much ground as possible during regular meetings. Unfortunately, even…
Nonprofit boards should get acquainted with the acronym GRC at their earliest opportunity. GRC is commonly known as governance, risk and compliance. Corporations, large and small, rely on these principles to ensure that they’re operating their businesses ethically and legally.…
If you asked a newcomer to your nonprofit board of directors to describe the board, which adjectives would they use? Would they use words like healthy, robust and functional? Or would the words used be more along the lines of…
Most of the time, offering service as a nonprofit board director is a joyful and rewarding experience. Nearly every board director dreads the thought of getting a serious complaint about the executive director during their time of service. It’s not…
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