The Value in Recruiting Tech-Savvy Nonprofit Board Members
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…
What is a Petition for a Special Board Meeting?
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…
Understanding Governance, Risk and Compliance in the Nonprofit Realm
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…
Guidelines for a Nonprofit Nominating Committee
Nonprofit organizations on rely heavily on their board directors. The quality of the board of directors is a reflection of whether a nonprofit moves forward, backward or makes no movement…
Overcoming Pain Points of Minute-Taking for Your Nonprofit Board
Board secretaries play a central role in managing governance for board directors. The secretarial position is one that guides the board toward best practices and making sure that all board…
Consent Agenda for a Nonprofit Board
If your nonprofit board wants to maximize your board meeting time as much as possible, one way to create efficiency is to begin utilizing a consent agenda. Some boards prefer…
How Your Nonprofit Board Can Leverage Long-Term Planning
Long-term planning is a strategic planning activity that leads boards to fulfilling their mission with maximum efficiency and impact. Planning for the long term requires nonprofit boards to identify and…
How Your Nonprofit Board Can Leverage Short-Term Planning
Mission and vision statements are the cornerstones of nonprofit work. Those words evoke thoughts of solving big problems over long periods of time. To some extent, that’s true. Nonprofit boards…
Nonprofit CEO Onboarding Checklist
The first year of a new nonprofit CEO’s tenure often makes or breaks whether they’re going to work out. Some nonprofits estimate that a third to a half of new…
The Value of Virtual Board Meetings for a Nonprofit
Technology has brought us many valuable business tools, including the ability to hold virtual board meetings. As with any new product, early board meeting software solutions were imperfect at best.…
