Management Tips » Boards

Nonprofit boards are the governing body of an organization. They are comprised of multiple members who are responsible for overseeing a nonprofit’s financial operations, maintaining the legal and ethical standing of the organization and its staff, and making sure that the organization is accountable to its donors and the public. Boards are also responsible for determining the nonprofit’s mission statement, and selecting its CEO. The majority of nonprofit board members are not paid, though there are some that are compensated.

Read more about boards and why they are important to every nonprofit organization in the articles below.

• 8 factors that make nonprofits vulnerable to fraud
• 5 key governance, financial, and programmatic differences
• Creating a better fundraising culture
• 5 categories of internal control
• 14 tips for conflict resolution
• 4 keys for reappointing board members
• 10 ways to find a new board chair
• 4 ways to fire up your board
• 12 tips on fiduciary fundraising
• 4 must have categories for sound governance
• 6 challenges to dumping a board member
• 6 points of contention concerning a board policies manual
• Teaching members to actually fundraise
• Talking your members to go get cash
• 8 reasons to adopt a board of directors’ policies manual
• 10 essentials for a your board
• Discussing race in the boardroom
• 8 suggestions for diversifying
• 5 ideas for high-impact governance
• Make new members know what is expected
• Board members should know what to expect
• 5 things boards must know about your Form 990
• Interview prospects with a sharp eye and a plan
• When knowing too much is not enough
• 6 ideas for governance issues
• 4 tips for getting good recruits
• Keeping your board, happy fed and watered
• Don’t jump over members’ strengths
• 5 things board members really want
• 9 myths about most boards
• 9 ways of keeping members engaged
• 6 ideas to get started on governance policy
• 6 responsibilities of policy governance
• 5 essentials to monitoring fundamentals
• “Lucky 13” board truths
• The inconvenient truth about members
• 9 ways of thinking like an ‘owner'
• Volunteers should be viewed as a talent pool
• 6 questions to ask every board member
• Everyone has expectations
• 9 ways of getting board members to want to give
• 5 steps to getting members to fundraise
• 4 ways to improve productivity
• 5 lessons for ethical management
• 5 SOX Related Issues You Need To Analyze
• 6 lessons for boards and the ask
• Beware the 5 board types
• Evaluating the CEO or any senior manager
• Procedures for expense reimbursement
• Getting the members best attributes
• Setting the agenda for administration
• 3 reasons for leaders to panic
• 6 important ideas for board fundraising
• 10 mistakes in measuring executive performance
• Boards must commit to fundraising
• Succeeding in evaluating your managers
• Preventing conflicts of interest
• Thinking through the strategic planning process
• 9 questions to ask board members about fundraising
• 6 things to demand of board members
• Replacing your board chair
• Unlucky 13 merger red flags