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Six Ways to Start Your Board Search 16 Aug 2012 | 10:00 pm
As we approach the end of summer some of you may be thinking about getting more involved as volunteers. If you’re new to the idea of volunteering at the board level, here are six ways to find board o...
IsThere a Stipend With that Nonprofit Board Seat? 10 Aug 2012 | 01:18 am
Imagine my surprise and dismay when a very savvy woman I was recruiting for a nonprofit board asked me that question. Here’s how I responded: As a rule directors of nonprofit boards are not paid for ...
Recommended Reading of Recent Governance Posts 2 Aug 2012 | 10:00 pm
Here are four recent blog posts worth the read: The Healthy Leadership Team by Debra Beck at the Laramie Board Learning Project. In this post she discusses the results of an on-line survey that asked ...
Is There an Elephant in Your Board Meeting? 26 Jul 2012 | 10:00 pm
Today elephants lurk at many board meetings. Just ask the trustees of Penn State and Duke Energy. These are the topics everyone feels are too confrontational to bring up before the entire group lest ...
Saying No to Board Leadership 19 Jul 2012 | 10:00 pm
If you’re someone who has long given-back or paid-it-forward, you’re likely someone who is asked often to serve on boards and committees. While the Joseph Campbell hero mentality may have you saying ...
Why Women Face Greater Challenges Financing Their Businesses 3 Jul 2012 | 10:05 pm
Last week at the We Own It Summit the Kauffman Foundation released a new sketchbook video titled A Rising Tide which discusses why women face greater challenges than men in financing their businesses....
Do You Need to Be an Independent Organization? 21 Jun 2012 | 10:30 pm
The Nonprofit Quarterly reported this week on Giving USA’s recent report on the state of charitable giving. In a nutshell, many organizations can expect it to take at least a decade to recover to prev...
A Few Favorite Recent Blog Posts 26 May 2012 | 02:00 am
Improving Your Nonprofit Board In the last few weeks I have become an avid follower of Deb Beck. You can find her on Twitter: @npmaven or at Board Learning. Here are two recent blog post on board gov...
Five Signs You’re Disengaging From a Board 18 May 2012 | 02:00 am
I serve on both nonprofit and advisory boards. As I wrote last week it’s not been a great year for a few of the advisory boards I’m on. I put a lot into my service and expect some effort back … Contin...
Seven Factors Leading to Advisory Board Failures 11 May 2012 | 02:00 am
I sit on a number of advisory boards. I’m unhappy to report that for a few of them things have been less than stellar this year leading to my growing disinterest. Here are the factors contributing to...
