How to Build a Better Board
As you begin planning your board calendar for 2025, one key aspect of that planning process is to consider who will be the board candidates that your organization will recruit, nominate, and onboard. Using a comprehensive board matrix – that includes demographics, skills, affiliations, and other measures – guides the work of your governance committee and can impact your […]
How to Assess Board Performance — Part Three
Measuring performance is essential for achieving desired results and maintaining organizational health. Over the past two weeks, we’ve outlined the importance of board self-assessment (BSA), the first two elements of the BoardSource BSA, and how to utilize the BSA to measure performance in your organization. Today’s column will explore the third section of the BoardSource […]
How to Assess Board Performance — Part Two
Measuring performance is essential for achieving desired results and maintaining organizational health. In last week’s column, we outlined the importance of board self-assessment (BSA), the four elements of the BoardSource BSA, and how to utilize the BSA to measure performance in your organization. Today’s column will explore the first two sections of the BoardSource BSA: […]
How to Assess Board Performance — Part Four
Measuring performance is essential for achieving desired results and maintaining organizational health. Over the past two weeks, we’ve outlined the importance of board self-assessment (part one), the first three elements of the BoardSource BSA (part two and part three), and how to utilize the BSA to measure performance in your organization. Today’s column is the final part […]
How to Assess Board Performance — Part One
Nonprofit organizations conduct all kinds of assessments, from tracking intended program outcomes to assessing whether budgetary goals have been met. Measuring performance is essential for achieving desired results and maintaining organizational health. We wrote about one client and the impact of assessment in a previous column. However, despite the many different assessments that nonprofits conduct, […]
Our Top 10 Articles from 2020.
Each week, I sit down to write an article focusing on the needs and trends of the nonprofit community. 2020 has been quite a year — one filled with exhaustion and worry, but also hope and joy. Our readers, clients, and friends inspire me to keep writing. This year we were curious about you, our […]