This booklet is designed to provide general information about collaboration risks, based on our extensive experience in handling claims and lawsuits against nonprofit organizations.

This guidebook was approved by the NEHA Board of Directors in February 2017 and reflects the board’s commitment to imparting effective leadership and a high standard of ethics. It is...

Teams are proud to support the work of nonprofit agencies by providing resources, support, and opportunities for agency and leadership development. We are excited to share with you our enhanced...

“It’s not your father’s Oldsmobile” is an advertising slogan from the 1980s. Its purpose was to communicate that the company’s vehicles had improved considerably from their perceived image.

The manual provides guidelines on how to plan and conduct training activities. It discusses methods for assessing training needs and systems for organizing training in the field, with particular emphasis...

Remember the game of whispering a message down a line of people? Inevitably, the original message morphed into something different or wrong when it reached the final person.

“Board discussions should stay above the 50,000 ft. altitude”

A similar approach can be applied to an organization — a prescription to improve health, operations, and outcomes. Just as people have annual check-ups, it is good for associations to...

While it is an honor to be asked to serve on a board of directors, there may be risks associated with board service. In addition to the responsibility for governance,...

To provide a tool to help volunteers and staff understand processes and associated authority (i.e., policy, bylaws, local, state, and federal laws, precedents, contracts, etc.) for taking action in an...

Each of us has made a personal commitment to serve. We do it because it calls upon the best part of ourselves. The part that we believe we must try. That...

Cooperatives, as distinct forms of business, rely upon members to work together towards collective goals. Trust lies at the heart of cooperation and provides the basis for communication that is...

The original purpose of including a leadership succession plan was to ensure a seamless and orderly transition to new leadership that upholds the Chamber’s organizational principles and philosophies and maintains...

What’s a crisis? It’s any event or circumstance that threatens the ability of your nonprofit to achieve its mission. A crisis may be short-lived, or it may stress your nonprofit...

Ten tips to guide a conversation with new members of the board of directors:

Your hard work has paid off, and now you’ve earned a seat at the board table. Now is the time to leverage your experience and perspective to prepare your organization...

There are essentially two key points to understanding the basic meaning of the Capper-Volstead Act and its special implications for agricultural producers, producer associations, and the general public.

Vertical markets define the more narrowly focused organizations serving association executives with similar interests. Let’s call them councils for this article.