Effective board governance in the voluntary sector continues to be a hot topic across the country. Many organizations and foundations struggle mightily with governance issues, decisions, and best practices. Thankfully, that struggle may soon become more manageable. On April 26th,...
Introduction Implementing a project management methodology in your organization is very easy if you are the only project manager or there are only a couple of projects to manage. You can go out for a coffee, think about a project...
Having an effective board of directors is as much a part of a nonprofit organization's success as it is for a corporate organization. Board directors help to shape organizational goals and objectives. They keep the organization accountable to its members...
Is it ethical for the chair of the board to become the executive director? If the executive director position is vacant or about to be vacant, the board of directors must try to find the best new executive director they...
Introduction Throughout our work at ABARIS Consulting Inc. in helping organizations develop, implement and manage their strategy, we have made a few observations that are worthwhile sharing. When it come to strategic planning in the nonprofit sector we've noticed two...
Should direct beneficiaries or their families serve on our board? Many charity boards are made up almost entirely of clients or caregivers of clients. Most professional associations (as distinct from professional colleges) have boards made up solely of members; their...
Board Assessment Common sense suggests that individuals and organizations committed to self-improvement are more likely to perform at or near peak capacity and achieve their goals. But a prerequisite of such improvement is having benchmarks to gauge where you're starting...
A previous article - Changing of the Guard - examined what happens to organizational memory when people leave. In response, one reader e-mailed a story about his cousin who died of cancer while an employee of a satellite communications company....
Introduction There is a hard reality that everybody has to face. Sometimes our performances are less than stellar, and we are not always destined for success. You can't always be brilliant! This truism very much applies to project management. Not...
The director of development at the charity where I work wants to be able to tell foundations that 100% of the board and staff make a donation every year. I agree that the board members should donate, but can donating...
