Managing the Relational Aspect of Nonprofit Governance
NonProfit PRO
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Most nonprofit governance work is transactional by nature. Here's why transactions are best when board members' relationships are strong.
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NonProfit PRO
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Most nonprofit governance work is transactional by nature. Here's why transactions are best when board members' relationships are strong.
Affnetz
JUNE 9, 2025
Nonprofit Influencers – Whether a nonprofit Executive Director, Development Director, Board Member … you owe it to yourself, your nonprofit, and the positive social outcomes you are a part of creating, to always be learning! Reading just about every book on nonprofit leadership, fundraising, generative governance , etc.
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Bloomerang
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
When board members blur the lines between governance and management, they inadvertently sabotage the organization. The nonprofit sector is already a high-pressure environment, and when boards meddle in daily operations, it creates chaos, demoralizes leadership, erodes culture, and derails mission-critical activities.
Candid
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
At Candid, we get a lot of questions about nonprofit boardsfrom how to recruit members, to what their obligations are, to how executives can best work with them to advance their organizations missions and growth. Heres a curated collection of articles and resources covering a wide range of topics on nonprofit boards.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Interest in early-stage nonprofits within Korea’s social impact ecosystem has increased in recent years, and more and more are garnering financial and organizational support. million) to 15 nonprofits through its Impact Ground Project. Among the grantees, early-stage nonprofits accounted for 66.7 billion won (about $9.7
Stanford Social Innovation Review
MAY 29, 2025
Leading a nonprofit is even harder nonprofit leaders typically have more stakeholders, less control, and fewer resources than their for-profit counterparts. And the headwinds are only growing stronger as charitable donations decline and as government funding faces uncertainty. How Do Nonprofit Board Fellows Programs Work?
Stanford Social Innovation Review
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
By Nithya Ramanathan & Jim Fruchterman Recent milestones in generative AI have sent nonprofits, social enterprises, and funders alike scrambling to understand how these innovations can be harnessed for global good. In order to build a complex machine, we first need to invest in the nuts and bolts.
Candid
APRIL 29, 2024
Traditionally, nonprofit governance has been perceived through a hierarchical lens, with board members primarily overseeing and guiding the organization’s direction while staff execute the operational tasks. The nonprofit governance orthodoxy Nonprofit governance operates within a framework of three legal duties.
NonProfit Leadership Center
DECEMBER 13, 2022
join the Nonprofit Leadership Center for a nonprofit training class or certificate program in the new year. These learning experiences will strengthen your skills and your nonprofit organization. Certificate in Volunteer Management. We are pleased to unveil our 2023 Q1 event schedule. January 2023.
Bloomerang
OCTOBER 28, 2021
Finding that perfect balance of power and productivity is one of the most common challenges that nonprofit leaders face. . The board governance model is one of four primary nonprofit governance models. We will outline the top five responsibilities that governing bodies assume for the Executive Director (ED).
Stanford Social Innovation Review
APRIL 24, 2025
By Jim Fruchterman & Steve Francis What happens when a nonprofit program or an entire organization needs to shut down? At the present moment of unparalleled disruption, the entire nonprofit sector is rethinking everything: language to describe their work, funding sources, partnerships, and even their continued existence.
NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Image Credit: Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels Nonprofit boards often uphold outdated power structures, prioritizing elite control over true community accountability. By shifting from power-hoarding to power-sharing, nonprofits can create governance structures that truly align with their mission.
Momentum Nonprofit Partners
MARCH 13, 2024
Tennessee Nonprofit Network Earns Seal of excellence by Standards for Excellence Tennessee Nonprofit Network earned the Seal of Excellence from the Standards for Excellence Institute® for successfully completing the rigorous accreditation program.
Anedot
MAY 1, 2025
Sunrise Horse Rescue is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2007 and operates from the Napa Valley in Northern California. Position Overview : The Executive Director (ED) will plan, implement and manage strategies to promote the organization’s mission while ensuring the organizations sustainability and growth.
Foundation Group
AUGUST 7, 2023
Effective operating policies are essential to good nonprofit governance. This article looks at 6 of the most importants policies to have.
Fundraising Coach
OCTOBER 4, 2019
Kim is the resident governance expert at Boardable. With over 30 years of nonprofit experience, Kim was named one of the "100 Community Heroes" by the United Way of Central Indiana on their 100th anniversary. The Recipe for Nonprofit Committee Failure. By: Kim Donahue, Nonprofit Governance Coach at Boardable.
Nonprofit Megaphone
MAY 6, 2023
Nonprofit organizations are an essential part of our society, providing crucial services and support to those in need. However, running a nonprofit requires a unique set of skills and knowledge, particularly when it comes to governing the organization. Behind every successful nonprofit is a well-run board of directors.
NonProfit Quarterly
APRIL 17, 2023
Image Credit: Amir Geshani on unsplash.com As nonprofit organizations become more racially, culturally, and socioeconomically diverse, are nonprofit boards lagging behind? In order to meet their missions, nonprofits must create diverse, equitable, and inclusive boards that align with the lived experiences of the people they serve.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
The organization includes not marketing and communications professionals, but range managers, natural resource professionals, researchers, Extension educators, decision-makers, and students who support the health and sustainability of our nation’s rangelands and the communities of people who depend on them.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
AUGUST 10, 2023
By Joan Garry The nonprofit sector is deeply in debt to individuals who identify a needs gap in their communities and are propelled to launch a formal effort to address that need by founding a 501(c)(3). In that context, it is ironic that we often brand nonprofit founders, Hester Prynne-like, with a chronic illness we call founder syndrome.
Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
JULY 16, 2021
These could be nonprofits, government initiatives, green communities, etc. . Right now, she is taking a break from writing about lifestyle themes, and writing more about business (supported with a degree in business management). Make Green Collaborations with Big Industry Players. Other related articles.
NonProfit Quarterly
JANUARY 12, 2023
Organizations that work in organizational and leadership development (aka capacity building) not only support the nonprofit sector, but shape it. Those who seek to “build the capacity” of nonprofit organizations must reflect critically on who is being served and toward what ends. Image Credit: Andras Kovacs on unsplash.com.
Tony Martignetti
DECEMBER 10, 2023
Then he shares his wisdom on the takeaways for nonprofits including good governance, proper documentation, gift acceptance, commercial co-ventures, and more. Then he shares his wisdom on the takeaways for nonprofits including good governance, proper documentation, gift acceptance, commercial co-ventures, and more.
Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
DECEMBER 3, 2021
How a Holistic Human Approach Can Improve Nonprofit Success. Nonprofit and aid organizations are working tirelessly to address some of society’s most pressing social needs. At the same time, many nonprofits experienced surging caseloads in the past year, challenging them to rethink their mission, vision, and operational capacity.
NonProfit Quarterly
MARCH 28, 2024
These organizations include nonprofit film festivals, artist support and narrative change organizations, micro-cinemas, filmmaker collectives, and public media entities across the United States and US islands. Coming from the film industry, they have created these organizations without formal training in nonprofit governance.
Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
SEPTEMBER 14, 2024
The Role of Connectivity in Empowering Global Nonprofits In today’s increasingly interconnected world, connectivity plays a pivotal role in empowering global nonprofits to extend their reach, enhance their impact, and operate more efficiently.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
For decades, nonprofits, governments, philanthropies, and corporations have been dogged by how to measure social impact. Every nonprofit is left figuring out its own way to measure and report impact. ” Do-it-yourself measurement certainly is not good for cash-strapped nonprofits, who are drowning in data.
NonProfit Hub
MARCH 19, 2014
Palo is the Senior Strategy Consultant for Blackbaud and Radencic manages Blackbaud’s first-year initiative to help nonprofits succeed at online fundraising. Nonprofit governance can (and probably will) change at any time. This duo knows what they’re doing when it comes to the P2P fundraising movement. Simone Joyaux.
Fundraising Coach
OCTOBER 4, 2019
Kim is the resident governance expert at Boardable. With over 30 years of nonprofit experience, Kim was named one of the “100 Community Heroes” by the United Way of Central Indiana on their 100th anniversary. The Recipe for Nonprofit Committee Failure. By: Kim Donahue, Nonprofit Governance Coach at Boardable.
The Agitator
MAY 19, 2009
Here’s how he describes the initiative: "We’re launching a site called Jobs for Change, a career service and marketplace for social change jobs that we’ve created in partnership with dozens of nonprofits, including Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, AmeriCorps Alums, Echoing Green, Network for Good, and Encore Careers.
Nonprofit Marketing Blog
AUGUST 11, 2010
It will take a network of dedicated nonprofits, concerned citizens, government intervention – and BP’s commitment – to restore the Gulf Coast to is former state. The question is, should your nonprofit respond? Since the oil spill was a manmade disaster and BP is being held accountable, the role for nonprofits has not been clear.
Bloomerang
APRIL 1, 2025
Volunteer scheduling can get complicated, especially because of the large number of volunteers your organization might work within fact, 1/3 of the nonprofit workforce is volunteers. This guide explores the basics of volunteer scheduling and the best solutions to manage volunteers.
NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Image Credit: Karl Solano on Pexels Nonprofit boards often uphold outdated power structures, prioritizing elite control over true community accountability. By shifting from power-hoarding to power-sharing, nonprofits can create governance structures that truly align with their missions. But this doesnt have to be the norm.
NonProfit Quarterly
AUGUST 14, 2024
Image: “Death Caught From A Plane Window” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.” And even if there isn’t, why do you think that nonprofits have been so ineffective at preventing the growth of inequality?
NonProfit Quarterly
DECEMBER 6, 2022
There are a few things about racial equity in grantmaking that we know for sure: Historically, Black- and Brown-led nonprofits have received disproportionately low funding when compared to white-led nonprofits. Measurements of commitments to racial equity vary widely across nonprofit and philanthropic institutions and efforts.
Bloomerang
APRIL 25, 2024
Building the nonprofit board of your dreams is a deliberate process that can significantly benefit from the wisdom of Peter Drucker , often heralded as the father of modern management. Building the nonprofit board of your dreams is a team effort. It demands a foundation rooted in proven management principles.
NonProfit Quarterly
APRIL 17, 2025
Theyre all nonprofits. To say that many nonprofits would cease to exist without [federal] funding is putting it mildly. Recent executive orders by the Trump administration are touching off fear and uncertainty among nonprofits in Providence and other cities across the country. And theyre under attack.
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