Making Sure Your Bylaws Are On Point
Most of the board of directors and staff of Nonprofit X were disheartened by the track record of one of its board members. Joe Smith often missed board meetings and […]
Keep Good Corporate Minutes
An employee who is required to communicate with board members, take notes at board meetings, and compile corporate minutes may cringe at such a tedious and often thankless assignment. But […]
What Potential Board Members Should Consider . . .
Stanford University’s Center for Social Innovation (CSI) has isolated some tangibles — and intangibles — that people who’d like to serve on a nonprofit board should consider when choosing an […]
Video-Game Marathon Raises Over $1.5 Million
A small nonprofit open to trying something new recently collected more than $1.5 million in donations by participating in the semiannual “Awesome Games Done Quick” video-game marathon. The Prevent Cancer […]
Board Member Fundraising: How To Develop Rainmakers
In a law firm, a person who brings in new business — and, thus, revenue — is called a rainmaker. Nonprofits have their own counterpart: a fundraiser (the person, not […]
6 Tips for Developing Spectacular Board Members
Your nonprofit board is like the helmsman of a ship, steering it out of dangerous waters and toward strategic decisions. But preparing new board members to forge ahead — and […]
Assembling a Bad Board of Directors
You need to know what to avoid before you can succeed The conventional way to discuss what to look for when you select board members is to focus on positive […]