Nonprofit Business Plan Template
As technology helps nonprofit organizations to streamline processes, it calls many of the longstanding processes into question. Large donors will almost always ask nonprofits for a copy of their business…
What Are the Three Types of Organizational Conflict of Interest?
A conflict of interest occurs when an individual or an entity has a clash between personal and professional duties or responsibilities and that clash gives them the benefit of personal…
The Audit Committee’s Role in Managing Nonprofit Risk
The audit committee role has been required for companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 1978. The governance standards for nonprofit companies somewhat follow the governance standards for…
The Role of Governance in Healthcare Organizations
Governance is a framework that accounts for all the processes of governing organizations and businesses. It’s a structure that holds boards and leaders accountable for continuously improving operations, clinical staff…
What Is an Advisory Council?
Boards of directors generally do their best to develop well-composed boards that have the necessary skills and capabilities to run their organizations well. However, while a board may have a…
The Nonprofit’s Guide to Parliamentary Procedure
Nonprofit boards benefit from multiple perspectives in decision-making. Without order, too many ideas can lead to chaos and confusion. Procedures that create order allow all board directors to participate in…
Governance Model for a Charitable Nonprofit Organization
The media has generated a fair amount of negative publicity about the boards of directors of nonprofit organizations and corporations because of poor or weak governance. The unsavory attention has…
The Role of the CEO for a Credit Union
Board directors and CEOs have distinctly different roles and responsibilities. Where things tend to get a little murky is when the CEO also holds a position as the board chair.…
The Different Nonprofit Governance Models
The current governance model for nonprofit organizations consists of a volunteer board of directors that hails from the community and that partners with paid or unpaid managers. This model is…
The Role of the CEO for Healthcare Industries
Any top-level managerial job where the position requires being responsible for a large, complex organization is challenging enough on its own merits. With the changes in healthcare, CEOs in the…
