Robert’s Rules Guide Here’s What You’ll Learn from Robert’s Rules Guide: Attending a board meeting for the first time can be a nerve-racking experience. Are there assigned seats? Or, am I allowed to talk? Am I expected to talk? These are all...
Prioritizing Innovation: Getting Your Board “On Board” We’ve all been there…You hear about a new technology or solution that you’re pretty certain will help your nonprofit to grow but it has a price. Convincing your board and donors of the value of...
There is a problem with nonprofits today. Or as Eric Weinheimer might say, there is a problem with nonprofits “non-yesterday, non-tomorrow.” (a.k.a. today) Could something as simple as the title of our sector be crippling industry growth? As Weinheimer, the CEO of...
Nonprofit boards are notoriously hit-and-miss. For example, in Jacob Smith and Trey Beck’s excellent The Nimble Nonprofit, there’s a chapter titled: “Your Board of Directors: Good Enough Really is Ok.” Not exactly glowing review, by any means....