I would like to refer people to the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP). This is sort of a “think tank” for non-profit funders, Board members and executives, which compiles reports based on qualitative and quantitative data about top-level non-profit governance. … Continue reading
This week’s lesson reminded me of a discussion that I had in my class last semester – I’ll leave out the details of the professor’s name, but the class was a budgeting/financial related. Our professor asked the class “What is … Continue reading
The role of a nonprofit board is to provide generative and structural guidance. The board determines the mission and purpose of the organization as well as oversees its financial operations. The assigned reading this week, “Mission Driven Governance” describes a … Continue reading
It was interesting for me to read the monograph, Good to Great and the Social Sectors by Jim Collins because I read the business-oriented book Good to Great for an HR course I took at Baruch a few semesters ago. … Continue reading
In my opinion, today’s non-profit world has not outgrown boards. These are still important and valuable. Among many other responsibilities, they provide guidelines and establish a framework to help the organization stay on track and true to its mission, they … Continue reading
Emotional intelligence is an important leadership trait. A leader’s emotional intelligence can have far-reaching impact over their connections, how they supervise their teams, and generally how they relate with workers in the organization. Furthermore, leaders who are emotionally intelligent adopt … Continue reading
What does it mean it to be a good leader? How should the CEO and Board share leadership of the organization? Leaders have a crucial role within an organization, a role that is integral to its success, efficiency, and the … Continue reading
The Boards play a major role of a non-profit. The Boards are trustees who direct the organization towards a viable future by ensuring that nonprofit has sufficient resources to develop its mission. In today’s day, Boards are essential to the … Continue reading
While trying to further understand the role of the board, I came across this resource that seemed really helpful to supplement with this week’s video lecture. This resource summarized the role of the board of directors in a very concise … Continue reading
What is the difference between governance and leadership? How is the role of the CEO different from that of the Board? The difference between governance and leadership is that governance develops generative core questions and issues that “shape the road” … Continue reading