Compliance and Risk Management: Interrelated, but Not the Same
Global regulations are increasing, and it’s forcing boards of directors to take an active role in all matters of the company’s business, especially in the areas of compliance with the…
Compliance Management and Board of Directors’ Role in Compliance and Ethics
Hypervigilance rules the day when it comes to a board of directors’ role in compliance and ethics matters. If your board members are not familiar with the terms duty of…
Nonprofit Board Member Duties and Responsibilities Form the Lay of the Land
Have you ever looked out of an airplane window and marveled at how differently everything looks from an aerial view? You noticed which highways were jammed with traffic and which…
The Board at Year-End and the Power of Fresh Perspective
Fresh perspective can transform… well, almost anything. When a new BoardEffect administrator recently took the reins from her predecessor, she knew she could leverage her still outside perspective to benefit…
Advocacy and Adjustment in the Post-Election, New Nonprofit World, Part 1
Immediate-Term Steps Nonprofits Can Take in an Era of Political Transition / Uncertainty. Every national, state, and local election has the potential to impact communities and the nonprofits that serve…
Good Corporate Governance: What Does It Really Mean?
In July of 2016, thirteen of the top corporate CEO’s issued an open letter to the public entitled Commonsense Corporate Governance Principles. Despite the diversity of the group and varied opinions on specific…
Countdown to Be Savvy, BoardEffect’s Annual Conference
With less than two weeks until the 4th annual BoardEffect Users Conference on September 28th - 30th, the final count-down to kick-off has begun. This is unquestionably the biggest conference…
What is an Advisory Board Meeting?
It’s a well-established fact that boards should strive to build a board that has diversity of gender, culture, ethnicity, age, and other demographics. It is also well-supported that boards should…
Calculating the Cost Savings of a Board Portal vs. Building In-House
Last week a prospective client asked us how BoardEffect users typically measure organizational cost savings from using our product. This is a relatively common question, which isn’t surprising given that…
Case Study – AICUP
It started with a request. The CIO of a member university asked Tim Alexander, Vice President of Finance and Administration of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania…
