One the most important roles of the Board of Directors is the selection of a Chief Executive, according to BoardSource. It is the Chief Executive that acts in the intersection between governance and the organization. The Chief Executive acts on behalf of the board to ensure that
Read more →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 sessions for College Presidents and Trustees at the 2010 Council of Christian Colleges and Universities Leadership Forum in Atlanta was entitled: Making sure that the main thing stays the main thing. Well, what is the main thing? For colleges and universities, and it has
Read more →Organizations need to be fed to be healthy and sustainable. If organizations are not fed, they will starve. Authors Ann Gregory and Don Howard, in their article The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle, state that organizations must have proper care and feeding if they are to be successful in
Read more →The Governance Committee maybe the most important committee of the board of directors. The effectiveness of the Board depends on the Governance Committee. Let me explain. The scope of the Governance Committee is the board. Its role is to design, build, enhance, educate, shape and sustain the Board
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