Board
While nonprofit board management is complicated, some of the complications can be addressed through basic common sense. Here are a number of common sense and tested suggestions that may reduce at least some of the complications that can affect achieving nonprofit board success.
Having a strong partnership between the CEO and Board Chair is beneficial to an organization. Yet, it remains a tricky dynamic.
In a nonprofit world of “adult” decisions, how does an organization stay rooted in a child’s vision? By creating a junior board.
OnBoard released its 2022 Board Effectiveness Survey identifying key challenges board directors face in the current environment.
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I have served as a volunteer on and consulted with a variety of boards throughout my career. When evaluating the success of the nonprofit, a key variable is always the effectiveness of the nonprofit’s board membership.
The report shows women represented 42.5% of all new appointees for public companies in the U.S. in 2021.
I’m baffled that board members still need to be convinced that monthly giving is a thing, and that monthly giving is a great way to provide ongoing sustainable revenue for the organization.
When I stepped into the leadership role at Chicago Scholars more than a year ago, I began searching for other nonprofit leaders of color so we could share and learn from our common experiences in navigating the nonprofit landscape. I knew I’d have to look far and wide for these peers, as it’s common knowledge in our world that diversity is lagging at the highest levels.
Did you know that it is possible to have a nonprofit board committee that has more power and authority than the full board? No, I’m not making this up. This is most often in the form of a standing executive committee described in the by-laws.