The Benefits of Board Assessment Tools for Nonprofit Organizations
If you asked a newcomer to your nonprofit board of directors to describe the board, which adjectives would they use? Would they use words like healthy, robust and functional? Or…
How Ex-Officio Board Members Can Impact Board Decisions for Your Nonprofit
Among the many topics on governance, we don’t often hear very much about ex-officio board members. Some might say that the term is becoming outdated. Perhaps that’s true, but it…
How to Ensure Good Governance for Your Nonprofit
Most commonly, people tend to connect the idea of governance with for-profit corporations. Governance has existed for decades, although there wasn’t much focus on it until the financial crisis hit…
Defining Your Nonprofit’s Bylaws
Good governance establishes a foundation for valuable nonprofit work. State governments set the rules for incorporating nonprofit organizations. Board directors have the flexibility to form their own guidelines for rules…
The Role of the CEO for a Credit Union
Board directors and CEOs have distinctly different roles and responsibilities. Where things tend to get a little murky is when the CEO also holds a position as the board chair.…
The Functions of a Risk Committee for Your Nonprofit
Boards encounter many different types of risks of varying degrees while managing a nonprofit organization. In fact, the founding board took a huge risk in starting the organization in the…
Nonprofit Board Meeting Agenda Sample
With so many changes occurring in our world at the same time, it’s truly becoming a different world. Extreme changes in the economy and society, as well as the influence…
New Changes to the Nonprofit Revitalization Act
The Nonprofit Revitalization Act is a New York State law that was passed in 2013. It was the first attempt at revising the New York State Not-for-Profit Corporation Law (NPCL),…
How Does a Board of Directors Assist in Startup Funding?
Getting a board of directors together and submitting all the forms and fees to start up an organization is a good place to begin. Soon after, boards need to work…
Should Tech-Savviness Be a Requirement When Recruiting Nonprofit Board Directors?
Technology helps nearly every industry with operations and administration, but we don’t think of it in relation to nonprofit organizations quite so much. Perhaps that’s because we first think of…
