For many decades, nonprofit organizations were highly regarded as groups that worked hard for the greater good without compromising their good reputations. In recent years, that concept began to change…
The healthcare industry is made up of many moving parts. The scope and complexity of the healthcare industry make it incredibly challenging to explain how data governance provides value. There…
Nearly everyone requires some type of healthcare each year. In fact, most people visit multiple healthcare providers on a regular basis either for illness, injury or preventative care. All healthcare…
Depending on whether a board is a nonprofit, private, or public board and which state it’s in, the board may be able to vote via email, but that doesn’t necessarily…
Individuals and corporations regularly make many choices about how they spend and allocate their money. A budget is a plan for how the organization wants to spend its money. In…
In the excitement of fundraising, getting donor commitments and hosting events, nonprofit boards may overlook an issue that’s vital to the organization’s sustainability — risk management. Risk management is a…
If you asked a newcomer to your nonprofit board of directors to describe the board, which adjectives would they use? Would they use words like healthy, robust and functional? Or…
Among the many topics on governance, we don’t often hear very much about ex-officio board members. Some might say that the term is becoming outdated. Perhaps that’s true, but it…
Most commonly, people tend to connect the idea of governance with for-profit corporations. Governance has existed for decades, although there wasn’t much focus on it until the financial crisis hit…
Good governance establishes a foundation for valuable nonprofit work. State governments set the rules for incorporating nonprofit organizations. Board directors have the flexibility to form their own guidelines for rules…
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