When recruiting new board members, it may be helpful to have a prepared roster of “selling points” that you can extol that can help alleviate some of the concerns that potential recruits may have, according to Eugene Fram, professor emeritus at Saunders College of Business at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Both new board members and those with years of experience under their belt should, at the end of the day, hope to help guide their organizations toward progress in their missions—whatever that may be.
Chances are most nonprofit executive directors and boards are at least somewhat familiar with the risks of groupthink—where the board and executive leadership are of such the same mind that different viewpoints are unwelcome and/or unvoiced, which ultimately limits the organization's options for action.
For many nonprofits, the strategic planning process can be daunting, especially when the organization is somewhat new and its board members unseasoned. It can be even more difficult if the terminology used to describe and guide the process along is incorrect.
There are plenty of tips and tricks for keeping your board meetings on track and attendees engaged. But experts argue the real secret is in the preparation. As Lincoln Arneal of the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation puts it, the meeting really starts before the meeting.
Cyberattacks routinely make headlines these days, but it is possible that nonprofit organizations—especially smaller ones with smaller budgets—might not think they are at risk. But they're wrong, experts say.
The latest research from Nonprofit HR, a consulting firm serving social impact organizations, shows that philanthropic groups are already making use of generative artificial intelligence (AI)—that is, artificial intelligence tools that can generate text, images or other media—and it is likely to grow in importance to the sector.
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