Governance as Leadership Issue 128 - September 03, 2024 In This Issue: ON THE BLOG: The Culture of Niceness: The Best Way to Destroy High Performance In The Boardroom... Culture Counts! Why Not Take a Full Sabbatical? Have You Thought About It? Sadly, moving to high performance as a board, and as an organization, can be hindered by a culture of “niceness,” conflict-avoidance, and victimization. Not-for-profit agencies uniquely assume that politeness trumps effectiveness. Everyone needs to be...
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Governance as Leadership Issue 127 - August 27, 2024 In This Issue: ON THE BLOG: 10 Critical Questions Boards Need to Ask Themselves: Move Your Board from "Not-for-Profit" to "For Impact" Guides and Templates to Build Financial Capacity The Power of Impact Storytelling So here are my 10 Critical Questions Boards Need to Ask Themselves for you to consider. Many of them would be useful topics for conversation around the Board table. Read on here. Humanity Financial Options Make the Difference...
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Governance as Leadership Issue 126 - August 20, 2024 In This Issue: NEW BLOG: What is Your Board Role? What is Your Board Responsibility? Ready to Board: CEO-Board Communication Nonprofit KPI's to Focus On For Efficiency and Growth Let’s make an assumption -- you are a policy governance board, the most common (at least in stated intention) and the most effective (when implemented well). Read on here. Ready to Board: CEO - Board Communication In the face of unprecedented change and disruption,...
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Governance as Leadership Issue 125 - August 13, 2024 In This Issue: NEW BLOG: Your Biggest Reference Mistake – Not Giving One Background Checks on Non-Profit Board Members Transforming Your Board From Difficult to Dynamic One of the more difficult tasks is convincing clients to provide positive references. Now, the courts are clear that there is no obligation to provide any reference at all. But there are consequences, including legal ones, for failing to do so. Read on here. Background...
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Governance as Leadership Issue 124 - August 6, 2024 In This Issue: NEW BLOG: Ten Ways to Build Capacity and Philanthropy Board Diversity: Leading With Intent Accelerate Board Performance Ready to take your organization to the next level? You've got the passion, but maybe you're wondering how to build that a solid foundation and create a giving culture. Read on here. Board Diversity: Leading With Intent To what extent are boards reflective of the communities they are seeking to serve? How are...
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Governance as Leadership Issue 123 - July 30, 2024 In This Issue: NEW BLOG: What Type of Board Are You? What Type Should You Be? We Have a Winner!!! A Free Year of our Signature Program Goes to... Sponsorship Acquisition Checklist and Pitch Cheat Sheet Organizations evolve. We evolve. But we are sometimes victims of history and patterns of behavior. Different types of boards serve different purposes. You need to be clear about your purpose as a board, your board level of development, and then...
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Governance as Leadership Issue 122 - July 23, 2024 In This Issue: NEW BLOG: Form Follows Function: Does Yours? Your Meetings Are Ineffective: Here's How to Plan a Better One The Hallway "hi" Has More Power Than Ever First, your function: what is your purpose? Where is it written? What does governance as leadership look like for your board? Second, then, your form. how does your structure support policy governance? How do you ensure impact? Here is where you start… Read on here. Your Meetings...
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Governance as Leadership Issue 121 - July 16, 2024 In This Issue: NEW BLOG: Is Your NFP a "Business"? Yup Leadership, Productivity and Your Full Potential Getting Your Fundraising Back on Track You have revenue. You have expenses. You have products. You have staff and issues. But you are not a business? Oh, no, we are a service! Really? Is there a difference? Read on here. Leadership, Productivity and Your Full Potential Justin Mecham writes a weekly blog for the Full Potential Zone, with...
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Governance as Leadership Issue 120 - June 25, 2024 In This Issue: NEW BLOG: Oops! Executive Director vs. Board: Whose Job Is It Anyway? Building the Cybersecurity and Resilience of Canada's Nonprofit Sector The Not-for-Profit Governance Resource Guide So what exactly is the Board's role? And the Chief Executive Officer? Fuzzy or unclear Board and CEO/Executive Director roles can hold you back and lead to continuing friction. And trust me, each complains about the other. There are black and...
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