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New ideas to create a more effective nonprofit board of directors

 
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Board Governance

A Holiday Gift for Your Board: A Refreshed Dashboard

Refresh your dashboard to better inform your board's decisions.

By Matthew Forti | 3 | Dec. 19, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Aaron Hurst is the founder and president of the Taproot Foundation. Nonprofit management

Nonprofit Management

“Oops, I Failed Again”

Face-to-face conversations among CEOs reminds and reassures them that that failure is, in fact, the norm and does not preclude success.

By Aaron Hurst | 7 | Oct. 4, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Aaron Hurst is the founder and president of the Taproot Foundation. Nonprofit management

Board Governance

Why Do New York City Board Members Give More?

Why do board cultures vary so much by geography, and how can we help bring the best of them to all cities?

By Aaron Hurst | 10 | Sep. 20, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Robert Penna had a 20-year career as a senior staffer with the New York State Senate and as a political consultant. He was affiliated with the Rensselaerville Institute for a decade, serves as Charity Navigator’s international coordinator,

Nonprofit Management

Cuomo Orders Review of Nonprofit Compensation

What needs to be under public scrutiny is the entire range of unfettered discretion in spending that some nonprofit executives—and their boards—exercise.

By Robert Penna | 2 | Aug. 5, 2011
 

Nonprofit Management

Turning Nonprofit Executive On-Boarding on Its Head

If new executives develop themselves in alignment with the organization’s goals, they will mitigate stress and increase the likelihood of their success.

By Jeanne Bell & Marla Cornelius | Jul. 19, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Kelly Kleiman, who blogs as The Nonprofiteer, is principal of NFP Consulting, which provides strategic planning, Board development and fundraising advice to charities and philanthropies.

Nonprofit Management

Everything Old Is New Again, and Nonprofits Should Stay That Way

What nonprofits need isn’t more advice, it’s more money.

By Kelly Kleiman | 41 | May. 3, 2011