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A Question Every Board Needs to Ask

by | May 25, 2026 | Board Governance, Leadership

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

by | Apr 22, 2026 | Board Governance, Leadership

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...

Building Trust from the Boardroom

by | Mar 23, 2026 | Board Governance, Leadership, People

Why Transparency Matters in Member-Based Nonprofits In membership-based nonprofit organizations, trust is not simply a “nice to have.” Trust is the foundation that sustains legitimacy, engagement, and long-term success. A Board’s fiduciary duty is to act in the best...

In-Camera Board Meetings

by | Nov 13, 2025 | Board Governance

What they are and when to call one Despite its name, an in-camera meeting isn’t about being in the spotlight. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. The phrase in camera comes from Latin and translates literally to “in chambers,” but it carries the meaning “in private.”...

The Consent Agenda

by | Oct 14, 2025 | Board Governance, Leadership

What it is and how it works Many Board meeting agendas include a long list of routine items such as previous minutes,correspondence, committee reports, the Chair and CEO reports. These items often take up much of the meeting without meaningfully advancing the Board’s...

How to Have Short Meetings

by | Aug 15, 2025 | Board Governance, Leadership, People

Essentials for Productive Board and Committee Work We’ve all been there: Someone puts up a PowerPoint at a meeting, says they won’t read it all and then proceeds to recite the whole thing word for word…sigh. Or maybe the Chairperson says, “Let’s keep this quick,” but...