Director Recruitment – The Habitat for Humanity Approach
Making the Most of Your Volunteers
Systems Procurement and Monitoring
Choiceful or Choiceless? Building better boards through Choiceful leadership
Sustainability and the Boardroom
Directors at Work — Book Review
Non Profit Board Member Remuneration Infographic 2012/2013
The Networked Nonprofit – Book Review
The Zen of Fundraising – Book Review
Board culture: breaking bread and barriers
Articles
No longer are board positions in not for profits simply given to a willing friend of the Board or CEO. Recruiting directors with the right values, skill, experience and commitment is one of the key responsibilities and most important undertakings of a board and is arguably even more important for...
Volunteers join our organisations enthusiastic and willing to contribute their time and commitment. How are you ensuring that you make the most of them? Here are some suggestions:- Look for ways to build the trust and respect in your organisation. This is the core foundation for building positive working relationships....
The Boards’ Role in Purchasing and Monitoring Business Applications. Choosing the ‘right’ system to manage and monitor core business functions can be difficult and costly to organisations. Boards are becoming increasingly aware of the need to purchase systems that not only match core business functions and strategic direction, but also...
Would you choose to take action blindfolded and with your hands tied behind your back? Sometimes you do! There are important issues no board can afford to get wrong: succession planning, strategy, response to key legislative changes, a merger … If your board is not fully aware (and how do...
Of all the topics that are on monthly board agendas, it’s still quite rare that a conversation on environmental sustainability is initiated at the governance level. Yet environmental sustainability is recognised as one of six global mega-trends that any enterprise should understand intimately. Recent research indicates that 94% of Fortune...
Directors at Work: A Practical Guide for Boards by Geoffrey Kiel, Gavin Nicholson, Jennifer Ann Tunny and James Beck is a substantive reference manual for all types of board directors. It is a generous text, both in size and in breadth of content. The 818-page book addresses a huge range...
Better Boards Australasia undertook it's second annual non profit board member remuneration survey during the closing quarter of 2012, with the aim to provide valuable insight to non-profit organisations, boards and board members in the non-profit sector. Over 220 responses were received, representing more than 1900 board members throughout Australasia.
The Networked Nonprofit: Connecting with Social Media to Drive Change is aimed at high-level executives, board members and entrepreneurs in the non-profit sector
Total read time: 3 minutes (approx.) The unique quality of Ken Burnett’s The Zen of Fundraising: 89 Timeless Ideas to Strengthen and Develop Your Donor Relationship is its witty and engaging tone – it is a pleasure to read. Burnett writes with genuine passion and enthusiasm, differentiating the text from many...
An important part of encouraging the kind of openness and questioning that’s required for a learning culture is ensuring that the board is a ‘safe space’.