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Board, Staff and Reporting Relationships

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December 6, 2014
Non-profit Boards, Uncategorized
N.B.  I wrote this as a memo to a friend who was considering joining a non-profit board for her first time.   Summary In organizations with a governing board, the chain of command looks like [...]

I Don’t Want to Be Governed.

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December 6, 2014
Non-profit Boards
The main role of the board is to govern the organization.  To see that is has a clear mission, a clear plan to make progress toward achievement of the mission, and the resources to carry out its [...]

Help Board Members Find Their Role

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December 6, 2014
Non-profit Boards, Uncategorized
Many times a board will recruit another member with a specific role in mind.  The recruiters may seek the prospective board member’s connection to a donor base, technical knowledge, ethnicity, or [...]

Ask Board Members for What They Can Give

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December 6, 2014
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In his 1995 book Revolution from the Heart, Bill Shore has one powerful message for fundraisers: ask the donor for what she has to give.  He uses the example of a restaurant, which has a physical [...]

Another Cut on Three Types of Board Members

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December 6, 2014
Non-profit Boards
Different board members have different things to give.  The executive director and board chair who know who can give what can run a better board.   One kind of board member can tackle and [...]

Hiring Right

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December 6, 2014
Non-profit Boards
The most important thing that a board can do to assist the success of the organization is to hire the right executive director.   If you have the right person in the job, there isn’t much [...]

A Culture of Accountability

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December 6, 2014
Non-profit Boards
All the traditional wisdom about teams is that they require four things: a goal worthy of striving for and which requires a team to accomplish it. good team processes of communication, [...]

The Indispensable Role of the Grumpy Board Member

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December 6, 2014
Non-profit Boards
  “Dissidents anywhere have an interesting time, particularly on boards of directors.” Walter Cronkhite, A Reporter’s Life, p 371.   Every board needs one member who is contrary, [...]

Boards & Board Members—Not the Same!

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December 6, 2014
Non-profit Boards
Ask any bunch of executive directors what they want from their boards, and most will say, “Be more engaged.”   Many times, they mean that they would like to have their individual board [...]

Strong/Weak Combinations—does it have to be that way?

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December 6, 2014
Non-profit Boards
If the executive director is strong, does the board have to be weak?  And if the board is strong, does the executive director have to be weak?   Many (most?) organizations seem to fit in one [...]
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