It’s Spring time – may be time to do some spring cleaning and recruiting! I have seen boards scrambling to recruit new board members to meet bylaw requirements for membership and quorums at meetings because they have someone who just termed off the board, or experienced a recent resignation. This panic situation does not produce…
Nonprofit board assessment will provide a better understanding of board and committee performance responsibilities and priorities for board activities going forward. A board assessment is designed to identify the areas of strong board performance and areas that need development, identify priority areas for the board to focus on over the next 1 or 2 years…
A Consent Calendar is a grouping of routine items not expected to be opposed (such as previous board meeting’s minutes, simple affidavits, etc.) into one agenda item that then gets approved via one vote. If a board member has a question about any one item in the consent agenda, or feels it needs further discussion,…
Boards may ask themselves “are we truly a governance Board or are we too much into management’s responsibilities?” How do we “oversee” the company’s assets if we don’t question and ask for evidence? A simple rule is, governance is setting the company’s direction through strategic planning – setting goals and objectives, reviewing dashboards, setting limitations…
Serving on a Board of Directors carries a great deal of responsibility – and liability. As I read the article linked below, I was reminded why I enjoy being on a corporate board and why I enjoyed working with a family company when they wanted to engage board members outside the family. If your company…