Looking Beyond the Boardroom

Rethinking Governance for a Changing World The environment not-for-profit organizations operate in has shifted dramatically in recent years. Expectations are higher, resources are tighter and risks are more complex. Advancements intechnology continue to reshape how...

Courage is Part of the Job

When Your Board Isn’t Governing Well, Who Says Something? The Board is avoiding an important issue. The Chair is shutting down difficult conversations. Management is operating without appropriate accountability. Decisions are being made without enough information....

A Question Every Board Needs to Ask

How meeting structure can reveal focus Is your Board meeting a governance meeting, or a management meeting with directors present? That’s one of the most important — and often overlooked — questions in governance because it reveals a great deal about how a Board...

Policy as a Governance Tool

From Intention to Implementation Too many organizations treat policy like a filing cabinet exercise: created once, approved reluctantly, and revisited rarely. This approach misses the point entirely. Good policy isn’t static documentation; it’s an active governance...