Transforming Board Members Into Energized Partners

By Jeffrey C. Walker & Jennifer McCrea 7

Two ways nonprofit leaders can develop better, more productive relationships with their boards.

Shake Up Your Board Meeting

By Curtis Chang 3

Boring nonprofit board meetings are deadly.

Nonprofits

A Better IRS Code

By Aaron Hurst 9

One simple change to the IRS code would ensure that nonprofits assemble diverse boards that truly represent the organizations’ owners: the community.

Every 500 Years or So

By Jay Coen Gilbert 5

Is Delaware a tipping point in the evolution of capitalism?

Organizations Need to “Lean In” Too

By Mary Ellen Capek 2

Philanthropic organizations must “lean in” and confront the various ways their collective cultures get in the way.

World-Changing Organizations Deserve World-Class Boards

By Rich Tafel & Beverly Behan 1

Empowered boards are critical to the success of organizations.

Impact by Design: Making R&D Work for the Social Sector

By Meg Long

Intentional processes that support risk-taking, testing, and fine-tuning of interventions lead to better-designed, more impactful initiatives.

Bringing a Network Mindset to Board Development

By Beth Kanter 2

How to use online social network tools to find the right board members—with the right networks—easier.

Net Promoter Mania

By Aaron Hurst 4

Introducing a corporate measurement strategy to the social sector presents a variety of potential uses and associated practices.