How to Approach Board Refreshment
Private and nonprofit boards of directors face many of the same challenges of refreshing their boards as publicly traded companies. Many other issues drive the unique challenges of board refreshment…
How the Chairman of the Board Should Run a Board Meeting
Several things can set the tone and agenda for a private board meeting or nonprofit board, including the maturity of the organization, the economic stage of development, pressing legal or…
Lessons from Three Nations on Good Nonprofit Corporate Governance
Most likely, you’re familiar with the old proverb, “One bad apple spoils the whole bunch.” That sentiment rings true as it pertains to a few nonprofit agencies that fail to…
Training Hospital Board Members About Cybersecurity Threats
Effective teaching and training begins with setting clear goals. The “SMART” corporate training philosophy has guided many successful training programs. Each training objective should be Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and…
Fundamentals of Hospital Board Governance
When you enter the hospital as a patient, you have certain expectations for how you will be treated. You expect that the doctors will use tests to assess your health.…
How Should Your Mid-Cap or Small-Cap Leverage Proxy Advisory Firms?
State laws generally require all publicly traded companies to hold annual meetings to conduct the most important business of the year. The investment field generally refers to the months between…
What Constitutes Board Director Misconduct?
When board directors behave badly, the consequences for the board director and the organization can be swift, severe and long-lasting. Misconduct by board directors can be intentional or unintentional, and…
What Does the Executive Director of a Non-Profit Organization Do?
The executive director of a non-profit organization wears many hats. To be effective, an executive director needs to wear them all equally well. At any given moment, an executive director…
Government Regulations for Nonprofit Organizations
The federal and state governments reward nonprofit organizations for the good work they do by not requiring them to pay taxes. The trade-off is that all of their funds must…
Nonprofit Board Development: Building the Ordinary into the Extraordinary
Are you muddling through your board meetings only partially following the agenda? Are you having more discussions about how parliamentary procedure works than about pertinent matters? Does each of your…
