Taking meeting minutes is a routine process, but it’s important not to underestimate the importance that meeting minutes play in corporate board work. Under certain circumstances, meeting minutes may play…

In looking ahead toward an initial public offering (IPO), corporations need to be prepared for the vast amount of time and expense that comes with taking a company public. Fees…

Getting investors to work with your startup is just the beginning of the entrepreneur/investor relationship. Even though you’ve worked harder than you dreamed possible to secure the necessary funding for…

Every nonprofit board does its best work when it has the right people, the right processes and the right tools. There is one specific tool that helps boards with essentially…

BoardEffect Governance Technology Evangelist Dottie Schindlinger talked with Independent Sector Chief Strategy Officer Jeffrey Moore about the importance of storytelling in changework. Jeff will be at BoardEffect’s BE Savvy 2018 Conference this…

One of the greatest things about starting a new nonprofit or other type of organization is that countless organizations have already worked out many of the kinks and challenges that…

So, you have a great idea for a nonprofit organization. The process for registering and setting up a nonprofit organization isn’t difficult, but it does take time to complete all…

If a hospital board trustee arrived at the hospital for treatment, chances are pretty good that the medical professionals treating him or her wouldn’t know who the person was. The…

Fundraising is a top priority for nonprofit organizations. As such, it’s the activity that rightly gets the most time and attention. There’s no standard way for your board to approach…