Nonprofit Board Governance

Nonprofit Board Governance

It is my deep-rooted belief that a nonprofit board of directors is the anchor for thriving nonprofit organizations that make a difference. As a first step, nonprofits need to invest in strong board governance training to ensure adequate oversight and risk management of the enterprise.

Nonprofits Need to Invest in Developing High Performing Boards

Nonprofits Need to Invest in Developing High Performing Boards

Clearly it is not a lack of knowledge that leads to underperforming boards but it a lack of intentionality and investment in cultivating a high preforming board. To break the cycle, nonprofits need to make investments in developing the strength, performance, and contribution of their boards of directors.

Symptoms of a Vanity Nonprofit

Symptoms of a Vanity Nonprofit

These four characteristics of a vanity nonprofit conspire to create a nonprofit that, at its best, produces a mediocre social return related to the time, money and human capital investments in the agency….

Four Board Principles for a Fast Growing Nonprofit

Four Board Principles for a Fast Growing Nonprofit

Organizational success matters most and the board should do everything in its power to support growth rather than becoming a speed bump to organizational success. To be a support, expectations matter, relationships matter, and structure matter. In short, the speed at which a nonprofit organization adapts and grows must be paralleled by a board willing to match the organization’s speed, adaptation and growth. In my experience, the highest performing boards embrace, plan for, and capitalize on such change.

Nonprofit Board Fundraising: Expectations and Intensity

Nonprofit Board Fundraising: Expectations and Intensity

A nonprofit organization that places little strategic priority on individual gifts and/or has no clear expectations of board is not equivalent to a nonprofit organization that raises the majority of its revenues from board engaged small events. I believe thoughtful and sometimes-hard conversations are a place of discovering your organizations unique voice on fundraising.

Four Anchors of Effective Nonprofit Boards

Four Anchors of Effective Nonprofit Boards

To be successful, nonprofit organizations need to think carefully about their board design, membership expectations, meeting process, and board accountability. These four ideas create the large framework for developing and maintaining a strong Board of Directors.