Fundraising's freshest thinkers take on the sector's toughest topics

By Margaret Battistelli Gardner

TH: You can’t blame the board members, because they tend to be successful, smart people who have learned throughout their careers that they can trust their gut, and they use their gut every day in business. So they walk into an environment where they know absolutely nothing, including, you know, the surgical suite. And they’re smart, successful people who think, “Well, I can figure this out.” They’re going to just try it, and so you know you’re going to be in a mess. So I think to start with, if you can separate the difference between governance and management, and have them involved in governance and not in management, you’re always better off.