Board

Being a great nonprofit board member goes well beyond hard work or having plenty of expertise in a certain area. If you want to see constant success on your board, you need board members who will take your board to the next level.

In your experience, have you dealt with board volunteers that have contributed the right combination of time, talent and treasure needed? Do board members in your organization understand their roles and responsibility to assist their nonprofit generally and with fundraising specifically?

There are many fundraising fails. Staff frequently fail at cultivation, solicitation and stewardship, just to name a few, but let’s talk about board fundraising fails. Here are my top five.

The new offering allows boards and committees to coordinate virtual and hybrid meetings.

When people ask me about the benefits of collaboration, my first instinct is to say it’s a no-brainer. In my experience, thoughtful collaboration with nonprofits, clinicians, research partners, government agencies, and even companies in the private sector only leads to good things.

Spring is here, and with it comes spring cleaning. Now could mark the perfect time for a little spring cleaning for nonprofit organizations — specifically sprucing up an organization’s board of governance. To evaluate whether adjustments need to be made, nonprofits should first consider these seven best practices and tips for building a strong board of governance.

A nonprofit organization is created with the best of intentions. It is a way to address the service gaps in the marketplace and to uplift the planet. When we forget the key element, that this is a business, we can do more harm than good for those we can be helping.

A strong orientation program for new members is critical to effective board governance.

While nonprofit board management is complicated, some of the complications can be addressed through basic common sense. Here are a number of common sense and tested suggestions that may reduce at least some of the complications that can affect achieving nonprofit board success.

Having a strong partnership between the CEO and Board Chair is beneficial to an organization. Yet, it remains a tricky dynamic.