To Whom is the Board Accountable?

To Whom is the Board Accountable?

by | Jan 5, 2023 | Blog

I have really been pondering this notion of boards and their governance responsibility. Specifically, I’ve been thinking about the words ‘accountability’ and ‘responsibility’. After reading a couple of dictionary definitions it is clear that...
A Call to Teach Governance in Nonprofit Management

A Call to Teach Governance in Nonprofit Management

by | Nov 30, 2022 | Blog

So, one of my gigs in this consulting business is teaching. I’m an adjunct faculty member in the Public Administration Department at North Carolina State University. I regularly teach the program evaluation class. However, I will get a call every now and then to teach...
Tools for Improving Board Governance

Tools for Improving Board Governance

by | Oct 19, 2022 | Blog

Throughout my 32-year career as an Executive Director, Development Director and funder, I have heard horror stories about dysfunctional boards and dysfunctional CEO/Board relationships. However, that dysfunction is a product of the evolving nonprofit sector. We have...
Steps to Assess Need for Capacity Building

Steps to Assess Need for Capacity Building

by | May 23, 2022 | Blog

At the Bringing It Home Conference, Beth and Stan held a session on building your organization’s capacity. They explained the Marguerite Casey Organizational Capacity Assessment and shared with the participants a simple start to assessing your organization’s capacity....