Board Governance

Does a nonprofit really need to purchase directors and officers liability insurance? The short answer is "yes." Find out why in this article from Nonprofit Quarterly. 

One of the most effective and cost efficient ways to prevent intellectual, emotional, creative, and even physical burnout  is the sabbatical. Creative Disruption: Sabbaticals for Capacity Building & Leadership Development in the Nonprofit Sector reviews findings based on surveys of 61 sabbatical awardees and 30 interim leaders, interviews with program staff and awardees, and interviews with consultants and evaluators who support these programs.

Creating Nonprofit Policies - Policies are the operational guidelines for an organization. The purpose of the policies is to protect and steer the staff and the board as they fulfill the mission of the organization. They are a reference tool for appropriate action, ethical decision making, and for dealing with potential or actual conflicts. Policies can paraphrase a law, explain a procedure, clarify a principle, or express a desired goal.

Creating an efficient meeting agenda is an issue with which many chairs and chief executives struggle. Standard, repetitive items often eat up the agenda and not enough time is left to focus on serious deliberation. Consent agendas are one way of liberating the allotted meeting time to important issues requiring careful discussion. (BoardSource)

This policy and procedures document gives a frame of reference when creating a policy as it pertains to a particular organization. Conveniently available in an editable Word .doc format, users can customize this template to suit their own needs.

This article addresses high-level legal concerns facing public charities and private foundations as they consider whether and how to compensate their directors. (Robinson Bradshaw)

Compensating Nonprofit Directors – Trend or Taboo?

2020 statement of values and code of ethics for nonprofit and philanthropic organizations from Independent Sector.

This document will help you to fine-tune your bylaws, making sure to include each of these elements as detailed.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation's report, Capturing the Power of Leadership Change: Using Executive Transition management to Strengthen Organizational Capacity, highlights the challenges associated with executive transitions and describes a model of executive management transition.