As your college or university board goes about its board business and trustees and committees work on projects together, sharing files online is commonplace. However, the types of apps and platforms trustees use could pose privacy and security risks,…
The BoardEffect team is dedicated to making the board meeting preparation process as easy and stress-free as possible for board administrators, members, directors and staff of mission-driven organizations. We are thrilled to announce two new features as we continue…
In part one of our two-part series on board cyber-readiness, we explored board cyber risk oversight and some of the top threats facing board members. In this second part, we'll take a deeper look at the risks of board…
Nonprofit boards must ensure their organization makes ethical responsibility a priority as they strive to improve the lives of others and further their missions. While a nonprofit isn’t a business per se, nonprofits often conduct business activities. Nonprofits employ…
If your volunteer board of directors is well-equipped to handle potential cyber incidents and protect valuable data, you can stop reading now. However, if you feel your board may not be fully cyber-ready, then you may want to read…
If your mission-driven organization has been adopting new tools to further your goals and you have been moving your processes to digital systems, then robust cybersecurity now has to become a priority. In this article, we explore how your…
Huge changes are all around us – technology, the economy, climate change, the future of work and more. To truly be effective, volunteer boards must keep pace with how small and large changes impact their organizations and continually ask…
Successful nonprofits depend upon their dedicated boards to steer the ship toward its goals. Board members are the ship's captains, using their experience to navigate the choppy waters of nonprofit governance. But ensuring their engagement and active participation can…
With so much information from large corporations available to hackers, it seems ludicrous that hackers would go after nonprofit organizations and fundraisers — but that’s exactly what’s happening. Cyber risk for nonprofits is a topic your board will want…
Nonprofit leaders and board members are aware that donors and others, including regulators, are increasingly looking not only at their performance but also at how they reach their goals. ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) standards and principles are a…
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