Comments on: “Policy vs. Paper Clips” — Improving Nonprofit Management & Governance http://non-profit-management-dr-fram.com/2009/06/28/policy-vs-paper-clips-improving-nonprofit-management-and-governance/ Dr. Eugene H. Fram shares his insights on non-profit managment Mon, 07 May 2012 01:15:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Dan Strick http://non-profit-management-dr-fram.com/2009/06/28/policy-vs-paper-clips-improving-nonprofit-management-and-governance/#comment-4 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:15:47 +0000 http://non-profit-management-dr-fram.com/?p=13#comment-4 Our nonprofit human services organization is celebrating our 60th anniversary in 2010. In 2007 we began a process to transform the governance structure of our organization based upon the principles described in Policy vs. Paperclips by Dr. Eugene Fram.

It took us about nine months to research the issues and decide to make the changes. We have now operated under the new structure since July 2008. The new structure follows closely with the one that is described in Dr. Fram’s book. We have three board committees (Executive, Assessment and Planning & Resources).

As with any transition there are challenges, pitfalls and moments of enlightenment. We had no board turnover attributed to the changes. The consensus from our board is that we now have much more beneficial discussions at board meetings and board members feel they have more say in the strategy and direction of the organization.

If anyone is interested in learning more about our organization’s experience feel free to contact me at dstrick@southstarservices.org.

Dan Strick
President/CEO
SouthSTAR Services

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