What To Do About Weak Nonprofit Board Practices
By Eugene Fram
Peter Rinn, Breakthrough Solutions Group, recently published a list of weak nonprofit board practice. * Following are some of the items listed and my estimation of what can be done about them, based on my experiences as a nonprofit board director, board chair and consultant. (more…)
Nonprofit & Trustee Directors Alert! Watch your organization’s reputation.
In contrast to business firms, nonprofit and trustee boards can be against a brick wall when the reputations of their organizations go south. In the commercial environment, (more…)
Nonprofit board term limits – How long should directors serve?
By Eugene Fram
I am currently a director of a five person condo board responsible for reserve and operating assets of well over $1million and capital assets probably worth over $25 million. When the condo group was formed over 15 years ago, the bylaws stipulated that each director can only serve for one two year term, but couldn’t be reelected until after a period of one year off the board.
The logic of this arrangement was that every year either two or three new board members must be replaced. (more…)
Nonprofit Management 