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Terminology is essential to the success of your role.

Nonprofits are a magical place filled with super passionate hardworking and extremely motivated individuals.

How to get the job done without losing sleep, alienating your neighbors, tripling your assessments, and landing in court

In cooperative firms, where the owners are also the users of the firm, the directors are elected from among the people who use the firm’s products and services.   This means...

Topics, techniques, and best practices to improve governance and management of associations, chambers, and nonprofit organizations. Presented by Bob Harris, CAE, chairman of NonProfitCenter.com, instructor, author, and certified association executive.

How do we keep directors engaged? "They lose steam. A few quit coming to meetings. The passion they expressed has waned," are frequent complaints. The problem may run deeper than...

Use this workbook as a companion to our in-depth white paper, "The 6 Most Important Elements for Running Your Board Like a Pro," to proactively improve the operation of your...

Are you about to become your organization’s board chair? Congratulations! Here are six things you can do to prepare.

The board of directors is central to the operations of cooperative business.

The 2017 National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices, led by Intent, found that chief executives and board chairs agree that there is a relationship between board meeting preparation and board...

Sample Board Member Agreement

Sample Board Member Application Form

The mission of ABC Organization is [mission]. As the highest leadership body of the organization, and to satisfy its fiduciary duties, the board is responsible for

Building Boards Program

Sample Board Members Exit Interview

Sample Board of Directors Application Form

Sample Board of Directors Evaluation

Techniques to improve the governance and management of associations, chambers, and nonprofit organizations.

Some have gained governance knowledge by educating themselves and serving on other boards. where they have successfully applied their specific expertise to their governance duties_ But no potential board member...

Sample Board Orientation Checklist

What follows are brief descriptions of the three nonprofit board types identified by Mathiasen. We present them as a point of consideration only — not as necessarily the best board...

Directors are seated to fulfill the responsibilities of governance on behalf of the members – a fiduciary duty

Serving on the Board of Directors is a rewarding and important responsibility. This guide informs leaders about the unique aspects of governing a volunteer membership organization.

Whether you’re on the board of a large nonprofit or an all-volunteer board, you may have asked what your role is as a board member in contributing to your nonprofit’s...