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.
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.
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.
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.
