Governance
What Makes a Good Executive Director/CEO + Board Chair Relationship?
Glyn Northington is the board chair of Grantmakers in the Arts. He and Eddie Torres,…
Let’s Have Better Board Meetings
Don’t underestimate the power of a great, well-led meeting to change the world…one room at…
Is It Time for a Board Tune-Up?
Mario Hernandez, Strategic Services Director at Propel Nonprofits, identifies some key moments when it might…
Better Board Norms for Better Board Meetings
It’s easy to think the problems will go away once that one person steps off…
Adaptive Boards Don’t Stop at Technical Solutions
If we as nonprofit leaders constantly treat complex, adaptive challenges with only technical solutions, our…
Necessary, Not Just Nice: Purpose, Delight, and Wonder
Photo: Akaya Windwood, President of Rockwood Leadership Institute, delivering the keynote the 2018 Nonprofit Finance…
Innovate to Thrive
To be innovative, you need to constantly “get on the balcony” to spot ongoing problems…
When Everything Changes
There are periods of time when an executive director can point to and declare, “That’s…
There’s (Almost) No Such Thing as “Founder’s Syndrome”
There’s really no such thing as “Founder’s Syndrome,” at least in terms of an inevitable…