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There are several severe weather hazards that affect Illinois, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, lightning, floods, flash floods, damaging winds, and large hail.

Being a shareholder comes with unique rights, responsibilities, and privileges.

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.

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The board secretary said, “I’m passing around a sheet of notebook paper, please sign it for our records.”

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The cooperative model can be an effective way for people to meet a common set of economic or social needs.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in the Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

The advantage of incorporating as a stock cooperative is the flexibility that the structure provides for raising equity capital now or at a later date.

Upon the adjournment of the retreat, busy schedules take over. The plan is shelved or filed. The saying "out of sight, out of mind" applies.

Directors described it as valuable and a way to meet other members. Though a strategic plan was developed, come Monday morning, nobody gave the plan much thought. It went on...

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SWOT is an acronym for a process to analyze the environment affecting an organization. The acronym stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.

Awareness of planning terminology is crucial at the outset, allowing participants to agree on common words and phrases.

"Getting to yes" is a method of "principal negotiation" which is often referred to as "Conflict Resolution."

Before a building begins to collect rent, the association should write and approve a rent policy. This will clarify the rules and procedures for rent collection, preventing future conflicts and...

The purpose of taking minutes is to protect the organization and the people who participate in the meeting.

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

Listening to or reading reports is not good governance. Below, we describe three ways to manage committee reports at board meetings.

The consent agenda is a tool to facilitate more effective board meetings. Adding technology to the concept improves ease of use and impact.

This Facilitators’ Handbook is designed for use by in-house or independent facilitators who will be directly involving tenants.

Nearly every organization relies on a strategic plan. It’s a multi-year roadmap focusing on achieving milestones.

It is easy to treat the process of creating a comprehensive insurance plan.

With all the responsibilities that board members are tasked with handling for their communities, working efficiently and effectively is the top priority.