How does a CEO turn down advice about operations from the board?
By: Eugene Fram
With difficulty! It all depends on the kind of culture that has been established on the board. Ideally the CEO should be comfortable (more…)
Nonprofit board communcations
Nonprofit Alert: How Nonprofit Directors Can Acquire Independent Assurances.
Nonprofit Alert: How Nonprofit Directors Can Acquire Independent Assurances.
According to Dr. Richard Leblanc, York University Law School, “Canada’s bank regulators recommended last week that independent third party reviews of (i) of the institution’s board and committee practices; (ii) the institution’s oversight functions and processes.” He and I feel this can set the tone for non-banks and even for nonprofits (more…)
Once Again: Who Should Be Involved in Fund Development and How?
Once Again: Who Should Be Involved in Fund Development and How?
By Eugene Fram
This is a perennial question. Following are suggestions that many will find of interest.
The Board of Directors
• Board members should a have to provide (more…)
A 21st Century Nonprofit Board of Directors – A Volunteer Director’s View
A 21st Century Nonprofit Board of Directors – A Volunteer Director’s View
By: Eugene Fram
Following are my estimates of the attributes a nonprofit board needs to be considered a high performing board in the 21st century.
Has organizational professionalism, flexibility & efficiency
• Operating managers consider themselves (more…)
Interesting Conflict? Two Nonprofits Boards, Seeking Same Funding & Clients, Has One or More Board Directors Who Are the Same? — First of a series of two.
Interesting Conflict? Two Nonprofits Boards, Seeking Same Funding & Clients, Has One or More Board Directors Who Are the Same? — First of a series of two.
By Eugene Fram
It is not unusual to for two “competing” nonprofit’s to have a person(s) who fills a position on both boards. Examples: universities, and health care agencies. This dual volunteer deployment (more…)
Changing Nonprofit Board Structures: The Place of Process Directors
Changing Nonprofit Board Structures: The Place of Process Directors
By: Eugene Fram
When changing, or even just modifying, a nonprofit’s board structure, the typical nonprofit board will be divided into several groups on the issue: 1) directors who want change, 2) directors opposed to change, some strongly opposed and 3) what I call process directors.
Process directors like to sit back and examine issues. (more…)
Nonprofit Directors & Trustees – Are they adequately personally protected?
There isn’t a nonprofit director or trustee who wants to be personally financially liable for his or her association with a nonprofit director led or trustee led organization. Those persons currently holding one or more of these positions, or is considering one, should be able to answer the following questions (more…)
What are the most productive types of relationships between board & staff?
The relationships between the two groups can be productive informally and formally. It’s an important relationship because the staff must understand the board’s depth of commitment to the nonprofit’s mission, mission and values.
Informally, board members need to attend celebrations of organization successes (more…)
Better Board Governance. Is it the same for both business & nonprofit boards?
Better Board Governance. Is it the same for both business & nonprofit organizations?
Both Board Source in 2010 and the Charted Global Management Accountant (CGMA) in 2012 have issued reports on improving board governance. The former group focuses on nonprofit boards and the latter focuses on business boards globally. (more…)
Nonprofit CEO Board Chair Relationships – Anything Works
Nonprofit CEO Board Chair Relationships –Anything Works!!
A recent NPQ Nonprofit Newswire (March 13th 2012), report concludes, that to build good nonprofit CEO-board chair relationships, “Task lists and job descriptions often propose a “one size fits all” recipe for the CEO-Board chair relationship, (but the lists have little to do with real world effectiveness.)” (more…)
Nonprofit Management 