As mission-driven entities, charities and nonprofits face specific pressures and challenges in promoting equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I). An organisation’s values will promote a greater good when ED&I is a priority — a good that often benefits overlapping demographics…
Equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) values are inextricably bound to the missions of most charity and nonprofit organisations. In serving their constituents and communities and fulfilling their missions, mission-driven organisations help improve the lives of people from different backgrounds,…
As generative AI becomes more widely accepted, many leaders in the nonprofit and charity sector are no longer asking whether they should use it, but rather where else they can use it. After all, as a transformative technology that…
Diligent and BoardEffect have written extensively about artificial intelligence (AI) over the years, from how nonprofit organisations can benefit to expert tips for AI implementation to guidance on AI governance. Nonie Dalton, VP of product management for BoardEffect and…
One of the main duties of board administrators is to ensure that their board can do their work effectively and efficiently. Board management software is a powerful solution that can revolutionise how charity and nonprofit boards make decisions and…
You have been named chairperson of your volunteer board of directors. Your responsibilities to the organisation and fellow board members are important and vast. From carrying out your mission’s strategy, to leading board meetings, building consensus and practicing effective…
With a new year underway, charity and not-for-profit board members are scanning the horizon for the challenges and opportunities their organisations will face. Continuing shifts in hybrid work and hiring, cyber threats, tumultuous financial markets — these factors and…
BoardEffect is designed to make work easier and faster for volunteer boards and administrators. We're constantly adding and enhancing capabilities, so we want to make sure that all our users are making the most of key BoardEffect features that…
Taking good meeting minutes at a board meeting is an important role. Board meeting minutes are more than a general account of board discussions; they serve as an official and legal record of the meeting of the board of directors.…
Property damage. Financial damage. Reputational damage. These are just some of the crises charities and nonprofits can face. In reality, they take even more shapes. Few board members sign on to deal with a major crisis for their organisations,…
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