Jeffrey Shields, National Business Officers Association (Dec. 2, 2015) A dynamic group of volunteers, a hard-working staff and a well-defined mission to which both groups are committed: This is the unique ideal of nonprofit governance, but it is not easily achieved. In fact, nonprofit leaders themselves give nonprofit boards a B-minus in overall performance, according… Read more »
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Beyond the Traditional Junior Board: Ways to Turn Millennials Into Leaders
Rebecca Koenig, The Chronicle of Philanthropy (Aug. 27, 2015) Engaging millennials is a high priority for many nonprofits. These 20- and 30-somethings know how to use social media and care about doing good. And, of course, they will become the donors of the future. In order to capitalize on this potential, some… Read the full… Read more »
Board Performance Evaluated and Given B-
Julie Dappen, Map for Nonprofits (April 20, 2015) More than 800 nonprofit organizations in the United State participated in a study which evaluated nonprofit board performance and as a result, awarded boards a B- average. BoardSource, the organization which does this study each year, suggests the results are underwhelming considering board members are often thought… Read more »
Does Your Board Foster Inclusivity?
Marla Cornelius, CompassPoint (Feb. 20, 2015) Whether it’s stated explicitly or not, every board has a culture. Your board culture might be fostering good governance and supporting positive engagement or it might be hindering it. At the board level, culture is expressed in myriad ways, including, but not limited to how meetings …. Read the… Read more »
Training in Progress
Lalita Advani & Julia Chu, Stanford Social Innovation Review Most successful companies recognize the value of motivating employees to contribute their time and talent to benefit their community. Often, however, company leaders grapple with the question of how to maximize the benefits of corporate involvement in volunteer efforts of that kind…. Read the full article.
The Face of Nonprofit Boards: A Network Problem
Tivoni Devor, Nonprofit Quarterly (March 5, 2015) Within BoardSource’s 2014 Governance Index, “Leading with Intent,” there lies an interesting paradox when it comes to board diversity. Forty-five percent of the boards and 69 percent of the CEOs surveyed are dissatisfied with their board’s diversity. Not only that, but 71 percent of boards and 75 percent… Read more »
Leading With Intent: A National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices
Nonprofit CEOs and board chairs think boards do an okay job, assigning their own boards an average grade of “B-,” Â a new report from BoardSource finds. Based on a survey of more than eight hundred nonprofit CEOs and board chairs, the report… Read the full article.
Board members of non-profits earn B- grade: National report
David Stabler, The Oregonian (Jan. 27, 2015) Board members of non-profit organizations earned a B- grade for their effectiveness leading social service, arts and other agencies, according to a national report. Read the full article.
BoardSource’s 2014 Governance Index: Is Your Board “Normal”?
Ruth McCambridge, Nonprofit Quarterly (Jan. 27, 2015) According to the 2014 BoardSource Governance Index, is your board out of step with the norm? In some cases, these norms may reflect good standards of practice; in others, not so much. Read the full article.