On April 2, 2020, Mitch Johnson co-presented a webinar on “Best Practices for Virtual Board Meetings During COVID-19,” along with Dottie Schindlinger, Executive Director of the Diligent Institute, and a founding team member of BoardEffect. In this blog post, Mitch shares his…
Giving Tuesday has been celebrated on the fifth day after Thanksgiving since 2011. It started as a response to consumerism and commercialization around the holiday shopping blitz. Since then, it’s become an international movement of charitable giving for nonprofits. Social…
Federal laws often have many components and they’re filled with complicated information that’s hard for a lot of people to understand. These are uncertain times, especially for charitable nonprofit organizations. During this difficult time, it’s important for nonprofits and everyone…
When you chose your home, many factors probably went into your decision. Is the neighborhood safe? Are the schools good? How far will my morning commute be? Is it close to our family and friends? Something that probably didn’t occur…
It was only a month ago that cybersecurity was one of the most concerning items on nonprofit boardroom agendas. The COVID-19 crisis has now placed heightened urgency around the need for sound cybersecurity strategy. In considering a total risk management…
A nonprofit’s mission rules the day. Despite whatever is going on in the world, nonprofits must continue to provide services because they play a vital role in our society. Yet, when a crisis occurs, nonprofits are often the hardest hit.…
Nonprofit organizations are in the unique position of having to provide support for the community while needing support from other parts of the community. A health crisis like COVID-19 is a major disruptor in the nonprofit world. This is a…
This week, the board of the Alice Paul Institute – where I serve as Vice Chair – held its first “virtual” board meeting because of the COVID-19 crisis, and it seems likely that the next few monthly meetings will follow…
Parents beam with pride as they send their young adult children off to colleges and universities. It’s the board’s job to provide the proper oversight that will ensure that the institution will give them a proper education that will serve…
For many decades the main tools that boards used were paper, writing utensils, and their minds. Today, board management is more complex than ever before, and it requires more sophisticated tools than in the past. Boards are more heavily scrutinized…
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