Stanford Research Offers 9 Tips to Improve Nonprofit Governance

Nonprofit boards would also benefit from creating a more rigorous goal-setting and measurement process, Larcker says.

The researchers offer nine recommendations to improve nonprofit board governance:

1. Ensure the mission is focused, and its skills and resources are well-aligned.

Too often, a nonprofit’s mission is too broad and/or unachievable, like ending world hunger. Narrow your mission’s focus to the skills and resources you actually have or might have.