Sample Board Diversity Policy
Your board’s commitment to creating a board diversity policy is such an important task that you’ll want to get it right. A sample board diversity policy or template can help…
Nonprofit Succession Planning Checklist
If the board president or executive director of your nonprofit organization resigned tomorrow, what’s the first thing would your board do? If your answer is, “I don’t know,” it’s time…
Complying with Nonprofit Laws During a Crisis
When a crisis hits, it hits without warning, and it knows no boundaries. It takes a mighty collective force to deal with a crisis in the most effective way. The…
Objectives of Financial Management in Healthcare
Among their other responsibilities, healthcare boards are responsible for ensuring that management teams and finance teams run efficiently while pursuing goals that lead to profitability. In order for healthcare organizations…
Governance Strategy Examples
Businesses and other organizations have an overall governance corresponding strategy. There can be different types of sub-governance frameworks within a main governance strategy. For example, IT governance falls within corporate…
What Does Good Governance Mean for Today’s Boards?
What is governance and what does good governance mean for today’s boards of directors? Good governance of today accounts for longstanding governance practices, as well as modern governance principles. Both…
Everything You Need to Know About Board Resolutions
A board resolution is sometimes also called a corporate resolution. It’s a formal document that solidifies in writing important decisions that boards of directors make. Boards usually write up board…
Prioritizing Reputation Management in the Nonprofit Sector
The simple fact that Snopes exists tells us much about the world in which we live, work, and fundraise. A dominant fact-checking resource, Snopes was referenced under a recent Facebook…
Self-Evaluation Template for a Board of Directors
All board directors have room for improvement. Self-evaluation tools are a great way to assess your board and how it interfaces with the executive director. Typically, boards do self-evaluations annually.…
College Board Effectiveness Checklist
Just as boards expect students to reach their fullest potential with the education the college provides, board members also need to strive to perform at their peak in overseeing the…
