August 19, 2022
Maximizing Between Meeting Board Engagement

You want your board members to join lively discussions, provide insightful guidance, and commit to in-between activities that further your mission and grow your connections.[…]

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August 19, 2022
What is Board Engagement? What’s the Best Way to Create It?

“It’s not about a notebook or a checklist,” explains Audrey, a nonprofit CEO with super board engagement. “Most of our board members serve on many[…]

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August 3, 2022
When Boards Know Their Role & Still Fail to Help Fundraise

I lead a Zoom board workshop. When the board reviewed how well they were fulfilling their responsibilities, they found an area that needed work: Ensuring[…]

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August 2, 2022
How to Prevent Board Meeting Zombies

At board meetings, do your nonprofit board member look like zombies? Like they are watching a video instead of engaging in a critical discussion? Disengaged[…]

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July 27, 2022
9 Ways to Engage Your Board at Virtual Meetings

Virtual nonprofit board meetings are here to stay. Nonprofit leaders have adopted them for keeps. Why? Members don’t have to drive, can wear their PJs,[…]

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April 28, 2022
What Your Board Gets Wrong About Board Giving

Are the results of your nonprofit board giving campaign impressive? Does 100 percent of your board make a cash give every year? Or, is board[…]

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March 26, 2022
How to Be Model Nonprofit Board Member: 5 Actions to Take

When asked what she would like to read here, Ilene Denton, the incoming chair at The Hermitage, an artist retreat center on Manasota Key, said,[…]

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March 21, 2022
3 Board Engagement Ground Rules that Prevent CEO Headaches

When it comes to board engagement, an ounce of prevention is easily worth tons of cure! Nobody wants to police conflicts of interest, chase deadwood,[…]

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March 8, 2022
5 CEO Blunders that Reduce Board Accountability

Are you looking for ways to make your board more accountable? More than 50 percent of nonprofit CEOs are frustrated about their board’s accountability. Nonprofit[…]

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February 16, 2022
5 Resources for Nonprofit CEO Performance Appraisals

In the last year, have you had a performance appraisal? Even before the pandemic, many, if not most, nonprofit CEOs and executive directors had not.[…]

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