There are four key questions that must be addressed as a nonprofit organization begins the strategic planning process. The Vision question — What are we going to look like in 3 to 5 years? The Mission question — Why do we exist today? The Values question —
Read more →One of the interesting trends in governance identified at the 2009 Board Source Leadership Forum was the Board Secretary as Chief Governance Officer. As the Chief Governance Officer, the Board Secretary would help the Board Chair manage the Board and serve as the Chair of the Governance Committee.
Read more →Governance Partnership — what is it? Nonprofit governance literature increasingly is using the term partnership to describe the relationships between the board of directors, the board chair, and the chief executive. Board Source recently published a monograph entitled The Source which listed the constructive partnership as the first of
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