Do boards set a dollar limit on the president/CEO’s fiscal discretion?
The chief executive should have complete discretion as long as he or she works within the budget and budgetary guidelines. However, if any major changes are needed, the board must approve them. For example, (more…)
The Special Relationship:
Nurturing the CEO-Board Chair Bond
By Eugene Fram
Here are tips to assure the best possible partnership between the board chair and CEO.
Keeping boards focused on strategic issues is a major challenge for nonprofit leaders. One problem is that (more…)
Rochester Institute of Technology
RIT Alumnus Donates $3 Million to Establish Endowed Chair in Critical Thinking
Gift honors professor emeritus Eugene Fram from the E. Philip Saunders College of Business
Nov. 18, 2011
by Marcia Morphy
A Rochester Institute of Technology alumnus has donated a $3 million gift to establish The Eugene Fram Endowed Chair in Critical Thinking in RIT’s E. Philip Saunders College of Business. (more…)
Designating a ‘Lead Trustee’ Can Help Boards Improve Their Operations
Originally published by the Chronicle of Philanthropy, June 2, 2011, p. 34
By Eugene H. Fram
Few nonprofit boards do a great job of overseeing their organizations. Both nonprofit board members and CEO’s share that concern: Asked to rank their performance with academic-style grades by the nonprofit group BoardSource, chief executives gave their boards a C+, while board members gave themselves a B. (more…)
YOUR DYSFUNCTIONAL NONPROFIT BOARD – WHAT TO DO
Is your nonprofit board operating on two cylinders instead of six cylinders
needed for our current turbulent economic times? The updated and expanded third edition of Policy vs Paper Clips (http://policy-vs-paper-clips.com) on nonprofit governance is one vehicle to help a board to remedy this operating gap.
Thousands of nonprofit executives and board members, by reading the first two editions, have: (more…)
Contents of “Policy vs. Paper Clips” – Third Edition (See Amazon Books)
The book is about developing a governance model which is professional, flexible, and efficient, has a simple structure (3 standing committees), requires a secure chief executive, (more…)
Policy vs. Paper Clips is back!
Uh, ok you might say. What are you talking about? Well, (more…)
Comment – Can Be Found On Amazon
I’ve used the 1995 2nd Edition of Policy vs. paper clips to facilitate board governance retreats. With the dwindling supplies of that out-of-print book, I was relieved to learn that the 3rd Edition has been published. Prior to one retreat, (more…)
Dr. Eugene Fram is a pioneer in the nonprofit governance arena. Before John Carver or the folks at Board Source or pretty much any of the folks thinking and writing about nonprofit board governance, there was the illustrious Eugene Fram.
So, I’m anxiously awaiting the 3rd edition of Policy vs. Paperclips and sight unseen I am willing to say (more…)
Nonprofit boards do not have effective ways to reduce nonprofit fraud is a common misconception among nonprofit board directors. Board directors should be familiar with seven audit-related topics. In today’s vigilant environment, the board must be involved. (more…)
Nonprofit Management 