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
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
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
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
Broadly, the role of a non-profit board is to set the framework within which the organization operates. This includes determining and ensuring adherence to the mission, making sure the organization has the resources it needs to carry out its mission, … Continue reading
This recent NY Times piece takes a look at the Ford Foundation’s recent decision to put a portion of its $12 billion endowment toward “mission-related investments” or MRIs. I’m sharing this article because it provides a good example of a complimentary … Continue reading
Reflecting on the role of nonprofit boards after reading the materials this week, the idea that struck a chord with me was a board’s role in keeping an organization aligned with True North—essentially, its pure mission. As a fundraiser who … Continue reading
My resource this week is this article from The Nonprofit Times outlining the controversy that erupted last year around Wounded Warrior Project. This case study is relevant because it touches on issues of mission creep, what levels of indirect expenses … Continue reading
This article from Harvard Business Review challenges the traditional framework of boards. The authors advise the board members to think like activists who proactively renew the structure of the board and organize themselves as “active strategic partner of management.” An … Continue reading
How hands-on should the Board be? What are pros and cons of an activist Board? The Board should be hands-on to a certain extent in order to perform certain implementation tasks and gain a closer understanding of the organization, but … Continue reading