Nonprofit Board Recruitment: Can Google’s Process Apply to NFPs?
By: Eugene Fram Free Digital Image
Following are Google’s hiring attributes that might be helpful to consider, if applied to nonprofit board recruitment as well as employee recruitment. * Nonprofits should especially consider them for board recruitment. Although nonprofits traditionally use an attribute matrix emphasizing skills such as finance, marketing and accounting, here are some others to consider. (more…)
Can A Nonprofit Find Strategic Ways To Grow in Unsettled Times?
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Nonprofits have always had to struggle to meet their client needs, even when economic conditions and social turmoil were much less constraining than today and they have dim prospects for the immediate future. How can mid-level nonprofits uncover growth opportunities in the present environment? (more…)
Stay on That Nonprofit Board!
By: Eugene Fram
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Gene Takagi, noted San Francisco attorney, who specializes in nonprofit organizations recently published an article listing 12 reasons for resigning from a nonprofit board. It is worth reading. http://nonprofitquarterly.org/2014/07/10/12-reasons-why-you-should-gracefully-resign-from-a-nonprofit-board/
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Nonprofit directors often become impatient with the slow pace of progress toward positive change. Here are some actions that may change the situation, improve service to clients and prepare the organization for any long-term mission disruptions. (more…)
Can Nonprofit Management Usurp Board Responsibilities?
By Eugene H. Fram
On balance management will always have more information about the organization than volunteer board members. As a result, directors must be proactive in seeking information from management and a variety of other sources, even if they must involve employees other than senior management. Following are three field examples showing what has happened when boards failed to be proactive (more…)
Maintaining World Class Integrity in a Nonprofit Boardroom: Guides for Action
By: Eugene Fram
There is little question that boards have overall responsibility for ensuring a nonprofit’s integrity. Take, for example, the case of a nonprofit where the former executive director and a board member conspired to steal $4 million of the organization’s funds. While the board did operate within its fiduciary duties and had no personal liabilities, an attorney in the case reported: This does not prevent a state’s attorney from laying blame on the board, however. Although there may be no personal financial loss, the board its individual directors and the organization can suffer significant repetitional loss when integrity issues arise. http://bit.ly/REmSoC (more…)
Should All Board Members Be Required to be Directly Involved With Fundraising?
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Based on my experiences, it should be those who have successfully done it previously or are willing, with some coaching, to try it. However, board members also need to maximize their colleagues’ contacts. That may involve teaming someone who does not usually get involved in fundraising with an experienced hand, especially if the inexperienced person knows a potential donor.
The CEO will also need to be an assertive leader when it comes to fundraising, but all board members will need to play sone supportive role. Neither board members nor CEOs can abdicate their fundraising roles.
Everyone on a nonprofit board should make an annual contribution. This is often managed through a Give and Get Policy. * Certainly, the amount depends on each director’s personal situation, but even a token amount or other contribution is significant. When developing funding grant proposals for foundations or corporations, 21 century funders often want to know whether or not all members of the board are are behind the organization in some personal manner.
*https://www.amyeisenstein.com/set-give-get-policy-for-your-board/
Dr. Fram’s Non-profit Management book,”Policy Versus Paper Clips: How Using the Corporate Model Makes a Nonprofit Board More Efficient & Effective,” Third Edition, 2011. (See right hand side of screen.)
When most nonprofits are established, the volunteer board often assumes dual responsibilities – (more…)
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