A thriving, engaged board of directors is the centerpiece of many nonprofits’ fundraising. But the first step in building a fundraising board is recruitment, and many groups are at a loss about the ...
During her first meeting as a board director at one organization, Michelle Collins was asked an important question. In the first five minutes, the board chair asked whether she knew of anyone else who ...
A well-functioning board of directors is not only essential to meeting legal requirements but also critical in helping a nonprofit achieve its goals and mission. The effectiveness of a board’s ...
As if they don’t already have enough on their plates, board nominating committees may now need to confront what a new report describes as a pronounced and alarming decline in the share of board ...
On October 18, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment v. SEC, 5th Cir., No. 21-60626 upheld Nasdaq’s board diversity rule, which ...
Following a long career in management consulting, I’ve enjoyed serving on boards of several organizations, including Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Embrace A Vet and Wolfe’s Neck Farm Foundation.