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Is this a frequent scene at the start of board meetings? The meeting is called to order, and suddenly, nearly everyone at the table — even the board chair —...

There is always too much to do, and not enough easy information. Each of these groups builds on the work of the group before it, and benefits from the same...

Joining a board should be an honor. It is an opportunity to use leadership skills and tact to advance a shared mission. The boardroom environment should be a place of...

A dysfunctional board can hinder an organization's progress through indecision, inaction, or inertia.

An association with a network of components should have mechanisms to maintain standards of excellence.

28 Phrases You Wouldn’t Want to Hear in the Association Office

Want to make a bad impression as the newest member of the board? Learn from these mistakes.

In a meeting with association executives, I asked, “Is there anything wrong with your board of directors?” I chronicled the replies and suggested solutions.

Sitting in the Shadyspot Community Center boardroom, Juan, Sylvia, and Monika were fed up. Where were the other eight board members? Stefan, the board chair, should have called the meeting...

Over the past twenty years, there has been a steady growth in training programs, consulting practices, academic research, and guidebooks aimed at enhancing the performance of nonprofit boards.

There are more than 1.5 million nonprofit boards in the USA. It is likely that every organization has faced at least one of these 12 significant challenges.

Handout from the NAHC Conference.