Community healthcare board members play a pivotal role in steering their organization toward a healthier future. However, managing the board — from coordinating meetings to ensuring secure access to confidential information — can be complex and time-consuming. The solution…
Are you looking to fill some vacancies on your nonprofit board positions? Are you worried that half of the board seats will be vacant when the terms of current board members end? As Suzanne Elliot, principal at Envision Consulting,…
As guardians of your nonprofit healthcare organization's mission, you're instrumental in ensuring that quality care reaches those who need it most. Today, we dive into a crucial mission of a different kind – safeguarding your digital realm. You'll discover why…
For a mission-driven organization, investing in board software to help your board be even more effective is a key decision. Every penny counts, the reputation of your organization matters, and when it comes to ensuring the effectiveness of your…
Nonprofit organizations play a pivotal role in addressing a multitude of societal challenges, from championing environmental conservation and healthcare accessibility to advocating for human rights and education equality. However, as we find ourselves in an age of skepticism and…
As fires, school shootings, and public scandals at colleges and universities hit the headlines, risk management for higher education is taking center stage for boards. Potential legislation targeting campus safety is also putting added pressure on higher education boards,…
As mission-driven organizations rely more heavily on digital systems, the more cybersecurity intermingles with reputational risk. When your board isn’t prepared to manage a cyberattack, your nonprofit’s reputation can suffer in ways that can be hard to bounce back…
Data maturity is no longer a goal only for the corporate world. Nonprofits are similarly pursuing — and achieving — data maturity, where organizational leaders use data to drive decision-making. But many nonprofit boards are at an earlier stage of…
The job of the volunteer board chair is a rewarding one, bringing the opportunity to work with others to create tangible progress for their organization. Yet it also comes with a heavy dose of responsibility, and it is becoming…
The pandemic fast-tracked digital transformation in the healthcare industry by necessity and simultaneously opened up new avenues for cybersecurity threats. During the pandemic, healthcare providers looked for ways to serve patients outside brick-and-mortar walls and found innovative ways to…
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