Charity 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…
Donors, volunteers, and partners support charities because of their missions. They want to help charities and nonprofits achieve their goals, whether those goals are creating a community feeding program, raising money for scholarships, or cleaning up a local waterway.…
Experts gathered to share their insights on board effectiveness at a recent webinar, “Finding & Onboarding the Right Board Members,” hosted by BoardEffect. Watch the full 30-minute webinar to find how your board can take a modern governance approach…
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 and charitable organisations and their leaders, the pandemic accelerated the changes already occurring in their sectors. Savvy boards and their CEOs will lead their organisation successfully into the…
As commonplace as it is for board secretaries to take volunteer board meeting minutes, it may surprise you that boards of directors are not legally required to take minutes at all. Taking minutes with board meeting software has become a…
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…
Training for new members of a volunteer board is essential. But as you go about creating onboarding processes for your new board members, you should also consider another audience who needs training and support: the current board. Much of…
Get ready for Modern Governance Summit 2023! We are thrilled to announce the eagerly anticipated agenda for this year's event in Orlando, Florida, September 13-15, featuring a series of engaging sessions tailored specifically for volunteer boards. As the premier…
For mission-driven organisations, their board administrators are the unsung heroes behind the scenes, helping to prepare for and keep meetings running smoothly. A key element of the board's meeting success? Spot-on meeting minutes. But let's face it — jotting…
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