Who Is the Board Actually Accountable To?

Who Is the Board Actually Accountable To?

Ask a nonprofit board member who they are accountable to, and you will get a predictable list. Funders. The IRS. Government regulators. Major donors. Accrediting bodies. The community, somewhere toward the bottom, in a vague and general sense. That list is not wrong....
The Problem with How We Teach Governance

The Problem with How We Teach Governance

I have spent more than 35 years in and around nonprofit organizations — as an executive director, a board chair/member, a funder, and a consultant. I have a PhD in nonprofit management and governance. Throughout my entire professional career, I have watched the sector...