The Benefits of Asking for A Board Bio
What is a Board Bio, how is it different than my resume or CV, and who cares, anyway?
Author: Pam Cannell
Why You Shouldn’t Recruit for Cultural Fit
Seeking individuals who fit best with your existing culture maintains the status quo and prevents progress. Here’s what to do instead. Core values define what…
Assessing New Opportunities to Maximize Alignment
Use these 5 questions to help you identify mutual value and benefit to your organization, while guiding your next steps in the decision-making process. Establishing…
Determining Best Fit: Questions to Ask During the Nonprofit Board Interview
Why do we want leaders who are eager to do good work in the community to slow down and ask critical questions? These answers might…
Building a Business Case for Nonprofit Board Diversity
Diversity in the boardroom continues to be a topic of conversation for all sectors and most definitely deserves to be an area of consistent focus.…
Crisis Demands Strong Nonprofit Boards
In times of crisis, the strength of a nonprofit board can be a determining factor in an organization’s survival. As the leaders and guides of…
The Power Of Diverse Boards: An Argument For Change
We have a lot of work to do. Most of us have known this for quite some time, but the tragedy of recent weeks highlighted…
Diverse and Trained Leaders Needed To Address Growing Equity Gaps
Everything that’s ever shaped the course of a community began with that community’s leadership. Boards of directors operate at the highest level of organizational leadership,…
COVID-19 Illustrates the Need for Strong Nonprofit Leadership
With the right board leadership, nonprofit organizations can weather the storm of this pandemic. The ability of any organization to respond quickly and effectively to…
Nonprofit Boards Have a Diversity Problem: How To Fix It
Successful board governance requires individuals who are trained, experienced, and responsible. As the highest level of organizational leadership for a nonprofit, the board of directors…