While the Executive Director provides the leadership and central hub for the movements of a non-profit, the Board of Directors oversees and approves those movements. I see them as a parent, pushing a child toward the right decisions, and ensuring … Continue reading
The following pieces speaks on the role of the Board in the demise of the non-profit organization Hull House, as well as the relationship between the Board and the Executive Director of the organization, indicating a lack of vigilance on … Continue reading
http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nonprofits/resources/mission-creep.page The above link explains a common problem when Boards and Executive Directors do not work in tandem, focusing on a clearly articulated mission. This is what Fisman, Khurana, and Martenson would call “deviating from True North”. The example given … Continue reading
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsSIoGaF-8A I decided to share this animation because I believe it speaks on reasons why Boards fails in an organization. When running an organization, it’s important to have a board of directors who work well together. Making the right decisions … Continue reading
What is the role of a non-profit board? Are Boards important to the health of non-profit in today’s day and age or has the sector outgrown the need for traditional governance structures? The corporate model of governance can be counterintuitive … Continue reading
On the topic of Boards, I wanted to share this article on the fact that CUNY will once again raise tuition, a decision taken by the CUNY Board of Trustees, but they also decided on giving high administrators a raise: http://nypost.com/2017/06/26/top-cuny-administrators-are-about-to-get-fatter-paychecks/ … Continue reading
This week’s reading included a lot of discussion regarding personality types and what makes a great leader. Is a strong, aggressive, commanding leader better – or is a soft, kind, and nurturing one more effective? While I don’t think that … Continue reading
As a continuation to my reflection post, I am sharing the following resource, which highlights the criteria that should be met in order to build a successful board: Modern nonprofit board governance – passion is not enough! https://youtu.be/MIF9yJVldwQ This Ted … Continue reading
As one of my favorite author, Malcolm Gladwell, I enjoyed reading The Talent Myth. We live in a society that puts a lot of emphasize in GPA, degrees and legacies. He makes a very important point in terms of high … Continue reading
On a macro level, it seems that governance and leadership are easy to differentiate. The Board of Directors provides governance, or generative (who are we, why do we exist, etc.) and structural guidance ( broad policies/rules by which an organization should function). … Continue reading