It is the responsibility of the Board President, working with the Executive Director, to provide board members the education they need to govern well. Do your board members really understand that new program your nonprofit has created? Do they know how important risk management is for all nonprofits? Can they explain your monthly giving program [...]
6th Annual Conference “Aging is Everyone’s Future: Finding Time For Yourself as a Caregiver” Tuesday May 10, 2011 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Lombardo’s in Randolph Space is limited, Registration is Required Contact Dana Canniff @ 781 848 3939 ext 351 (a voluntary donation of $15 is requested) Informational booths, Networking, Raffles* and Light Dinner [...]
Good fundraisers know the importance of using pictures. Good fundraisers also know the value of telling stories. Outstanding fundraisers combine pictures and stories to demonstrate visually and verbally the achievements of their organizations. I have long known this to be true and it resonated again with me when I went to a nonprofit web site and saw this on their homepage:
I believe in term limits for board members. Many nonprofits have a policy that members can serve on the board for two terms of three years each. After the six years, they must leave the board. Some boards allow people to return to the board after a year or two. In my opinion, this policy allows people time enough to learn what they need to know and govern well and then move on to serve other roles in the organization.