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Most boards meet quarterly. If your last meeting was less than effective, consider these quick tips for improvements in board service.

The Year of Getting Governance Right. Good governance entails a strong, well-led board and an engaged cooperative membership.

How long does it take to communicate a problem or idea to reach a satisfactory resolution in your organization?

Serving on a board of directors or committee is a rewarding experience. The greatness of America is enhanced by the volunteers who govern the more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations.

None of us looks good in an orange jumpsuit.

For nearly two decades, the BoardSource Nonprofit Governance Index has served as a resource and a tool for understanding how nonprofits govern their organizations across the sector.

This Executive Summary presents our survey methodology and a profile of the respondents, and then reports on the findings in key categories: composition and recruitment, structures, policies and procedures, roles...

Contributing to Prosperity: The Challenges and Opportunities Facing Nonprofit Organizations in Northwest Michigan

Chapters and components are often at the forefront of serving members, developing leaders, and advancing a mission.

Defining governance can be difficult. It is a broad concept with many influences. Volunteers are more familiar with management practices than they are with governance.

The nonprofit boards best equipped to lead their organizations are self-aware, function in constructive partnership with their chief executives, and are committed to continually improving their performance.

Recommended Policies to Include in a Board Governance Manual.

When addressing boards, I often discuss these 10 aspects of governance to ensure things are understood and stay on track.

Risk management encompasses awareness of potential risks, their avoidance or mitigation, and ongoing monitoring.

This Workbook complements the information provided in, and should be read in conjunction with the Guidance Note: Corporate Governance – Board of Directors and other relevant DICO publications.

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

Principles of Strategic Governance

The gratification of contributing to a productive board that enables an organization to advance its mission is reward in itself, but those responsible for making it happen deserve a medal.

Cooperatives are characterized by mutual-benefit coordination mechanisms aimed at fulfilling members’ participation rights and welfare, consistently with the normative principles of democratic involvement, independence, and care for the community.

Your board probably already has some organization in place – formal committees with delegated responsibilities. However, board governance takes the idea of defining board organization and responsibilities a step further by implementing...

These tips are based on the governance areas most likely to be a challenge for boards of small-to-mid-size nonprofit organizations, as identified in Leading with Intent