Category Archives: Nonprofit Boards
Preparing Young Emerging Leaders for Board Service
by Joely Ross I’ve had the privilege of participating in the Institute for Civic Leadership’s Young Emerging Leaders Program. This program is a two-and-a half-month training for young leaders who have committed to join a nonprofit board as part of … Continue reading
Risky
by Daniel Martinage, CAE Do you know where your next biggest threat looms? Having a risk management system in place before you actually need it is imperative for nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes, and that includes large volunteer … Continue reading
Strategic Planning for Nonprofits: Planning to Plan
by Daniel Martinage, CAE Making the commitment to undertake a strategic planning project is an extremely important first step, but once you’ve done this, what can you do to ensure you begin on the right foot and continue on track? … Continue reading
Understanding Consensus
by Jane Haskell Last time, in Making Group Decisions – Six Options, we talked about the six decision-making options: spontaneous agreement, one person decides, compromise, multi-voting, majority voting, and consensus building. We know that the facilitator, group leader, or the … Continue reading
Not So Pretty In Pink
by Daniel Martinage, CAE This past weekend I facilitated a workshop on Keeping Your Board above Board for a small nonprofit organization based in New Mexico. Part of our discussion centered on the need to have crisis plans in place … Continue reading
