A new bipartisan proposal sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan, (R-Fla.) and others in the House and James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) in the Senate aims to help small nonprofit organizations offer retirement plans by extending federal tax incentives currently available only to for-profit employers.
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Nonprofit executive directors are typically a busy lot, putting in long hours and personal sacrifice to push the organization towards mission fulfillment.
非营利组织的执行董事通常都很忙,他们投入大量时间和个人牺牲来推动组织实现使命。
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Governance experts largely agree that having direct feedback from an organization's end users and constituents can help boards make better-informed decisions about programming, operations and long-term progress towards their mission.
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If your board's meetings feel more like an endless spool of updates and status checks, the problem likely lies in a poorly designed and executed agenda, experts say.
专家说,如果你的董事会会议感觉更像是没完没了的更新和状态检查,问题可能在于议程设计和执行得不好。
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Does it sometimes seem like your board members get along too well? Is there a notable lack of spirited discussion at board meetings? Are there no dissenting voices, even when a seemingly polarizing topic is broached? It could be that conflict is being purposely avoided, even though a healthy dose of it is actually a good thing, according to Eugene Fram of the Saunders College of Business at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
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Getting your board, staff and volunteers all geared up to make the most of your GivingTuesday activities is certainly key to maximizing your donation totals. But experts say what you do afterwards is just as important, as it lays the groundwork for next year.
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