From Mission Specialist to Nonprofit Manager –What Does It Require?
By: Eugene Fram
In over there decades of nonprofit consulting, I have observed a wide range of nonprofit management skills and backgrounds.. One group is interesting because nonprofit boards often appoint mission specialists to executive director or president/CEO of the organization. Those who succeed (more…)
Do Nonprofit & Trustee Boards Need A Conflict of Interest ‘Parliamentarian”? –Second in a series of two.
By Eugene Fram
There is ample news about conflict of interest on nonprofit and trustee boards. Based on several decades of board experience, I can’t remember a single instance where the topic has become a material issue. However, Google, taking only .29 seconds, lists over about 422,000 placements, related solely to nonprofit and trustee boards. (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.
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…)
Can A Nonprofit Organization Have A President/CEO & An Executive Director?
By: Eugene H. Fram
Yes, if the organization has the following structure:
Board With A Volunteer Chairperson
President/CEO With Full Authority for Operations
Executive Director for Division A
Executive Director for Division B
However this structure (more…)
Trustee’s Lament: “We are accountable for what’s happened… We are deeply ashamed.”*
Like the Penn State trustee, who bemoaned the board’s inaction, other nonprofit trustees, directors and managers easily can find themselves in similar situations, if they fail to impartially investigate negative news or even rumors. In fact, those who serve on small and midsized nonprofit organization’s boards may even be in more perilous situations than larger nonprofits for four reasons. Small & midsized companies may be affected for some of the same reasons. (more…)
Volunteers Alert: Are You President/CEO of a Nonprofit? Charity boards
By: Eugene Fram
Nonprofit volunteer directors who hold the title of President/CEO and then have the chief operations officer listed as the Executive Director may be in for a surprise. (more…)
Nonprofit Management 