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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…

Term Limits for Non-Profit Board Members

The financial crisis of 2008 changed a lot of long-standing practices for non-profit boards and corporate boards. More than ever before, boards are rethinking and reviewing past practices to make…

2016 BE Savvy BoardEffect Users Conference

BE Savvy is BoardEffect’s annual conference designed specifically for the BoardEffect user community. Join over 200 BoardEffect users from around the globe to learn how to optimize your workflows, explore…

Research Approach

In 2013, New York passed a sweeping set of legal reforms governing the actions of the boards of New York State’s private nonprofits. The law, known as the Nonprofit Revitalization…