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title: New tool for EDs and boards | 6 ingredients for success
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BoardSource resources designed to help strengthen your organization.

| Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here.     6 essential ingredients: become a better board Good governance should be celebrated. It represents a significant achievement, one to recognize and reward. The gratification of contributing to a productive board that enables an organization to advance its mission is reward in itself, but those responsible for making it happen deserve a medal. The formula for effective governance boils down to six essential ingredients.   Provide stronger oversight: a tool for the CEO and board It’s the strong partnership between the CEO and the board that is critical to providing exceptional program oversight. Monitoring and strengthening an organization begins with ensuring that current and proposed programs and services align with the organization’s stated mission and purposes. What an organization actually does, and how well it does it, should be at the heart of board curiosity. Download this tool to help begin a meaningful conversation.    BoardSource CEO on 3 Ways to Maximize Board Effectiveness The Drucker Institute’s Phalana Tiller visited BoardSource to learn some of the best ways to keep board members engaged. In this video, BoardSource President and CEO Anne Wallestad shares three important 'rules' for engagement: Tap into your board's talent, invest in relationship building, and the importance of a governance committee.   Move Over 'Normal'... ...say nonprofit leaders we surveyed. In a new blog post, BoardSource unveils responses to a recent survey. Nonprofit leaders rank four nontraditional issues at the top of their list of concerns: economic uncertainty; board representation; changing relationships and responsibilities between government and the private sector; and the increasingly competitive environment.   A look back at last week... ...at the important tools we brought you. Thousands of leaders downloaded our content from last week's email and are now better equipped for success in the boardroom. Top downloads: BoardSource Recommended Governance Practices 6 Core Competencies of the CEO   Upcoming Webinars Webinar 101 Oversight: Releasing Control to Empower Success March 24, 2016 3:00 - 4:00pm ET Members $0 \| Nonmembers $35 Webinar 201 Business Model Thinking: Does Your Board Understand Your Model for Impact? March 31, 2016 2:00 - 3:00pm ET Members $0 \| Nonmembers $75   Did you receive this email from a friend? If you want BoardSource emails delivered straight to your inbox, subscribe today!   BoardSource   750 9th St. NW  Suite 650  Washington,  DC   20001   US You received this email because you are subscribed to Resources + Solutions from BoardSource. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive.  Unsubscribe from all future emails  |
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