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Designing a Better Board Meeting

Designing a Better Board Meeting

Board Development, Engagement/Recruitment, Leadership, Organizational Development

People generally have pretty strong feelings about nonprofit board meetings. On one end of the spectrum, I often hear comments like this: “Sometimes I’m sitting there on a Tuesday night, away from my family and my dinner and even my TV… And I imagine sending a...
Cultivating A Culture of Learning

Cultivating A Culture of Learning

Board Development, Leadership, Organizational Development, Self-awareness

Some of the most effective leaders I know make learning a priority: for themselves, for their teams, and for their organizations. Skillful leaders tend to be naturally curious about new ideas and different perspectives. They have vision and opinions, for sure, but...
Best Ever Ideas for Inspired Board Recruiting

Best Ever Ideas for Inspired Board Recruiting

Board Development, Search and Hire

New year, new board members – at least, we know many of you are hoping that is what the new year will bring! In light of that, this month Nonprofit Notes asked four of our contributing authors to share an idea to inspire better board recruiting. In the sections below...
I am firm, you are obstinate, he is a pig-headed fool

I am firm, you are obstinate, he is a pig-headed fool

Leadership, Managing Conflict, Organizational Development, Self-awareness, Vision

In Collaborating with the Enemy, author and facilitator Adam Kahane shares a meaningful anecdote about the challenges of navigating conflict, especially where people have longstanding reasons for distrust and disagreement. In the early 1990’s, as South Africa started...
Building a Strong Board

Building a Strong Board

Board Development, Leadership, Organizational Development, Vision

Recently, a former board member of an environmental organization explained to me why he resigned: “When I joined the board, I sat through meetings for six months. We sat around and listened to reports. We never really made any meaningful decisions, nobody asked...
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