Silence=Bad Strategy

By Jennifer Holloway

How failing to speak up leads nonprofit boards to persist with mislaid plans.

Moving Beyond Reproach

By Peter Manzo

Accountability proposals should focus more on ways to help nonprofits deal with actual ethical crises.

What We Really Need

By Jan Masaoka & Jeanne Bell Peters

Eight reforms to make nonprofits more accountable and effective.

Building a Better Board

By Jessica Ruvinsky 1

How nonprofit board size and independence relate to board performance.

Failing to Govern?

By Perla Ni 9

Would designated "governors" solve problems with board oversight?

Failing to Govern?

By Michael Klausner & Jonathan Small

The disconnect between theory and reality in nonprofit boards, and how to fix it.

How to Waste Time and Lose Sight of Priorities

By Ivor Holloway

Are your meetings all they can be?

Prospecting for Opportunities

By Gerald Burstyn

Nonprofits with broad missions need less centralized boards.

The Sound of No Music

By James A. Phills, Jr.

Like many nonprofits, the Oakland Symphony failed to understand the distinction between mission and strategy.

When the Boss Bails

By Tom Adams

Surviving -- and even thriving -- after a change in leadership.