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Stand-Alone Articles

• Why Your Board Needs HR Practices—Even with Just One Employee: A checklist of HR basics every nonprofit needs, no matter how small the team.

• You Can’t Serve a Mission Without a Map: Board-Level Guide to Strategic Planning That Works

• The Essential Non-Profit Board Chair: Traditional Leadership Skills Aren’t Enough: A Practical Guide for Non-Profit Board Chairs

• Guiding Non-Profits in a Constantly Evolving World: Strategic Planning When Your Goal is Consistency Instead of Growth

• Uncertainty and Non-Profit Leadership: Differentiate Between Complicated and Complex Issues to Lead Effectively

• Board Mandates: An Essential Tool for Effective Boards

• Navigating Director Orientation: A Blueprint for New Director Engagement

Boardroom Tools

• Solve the Two Biggest Frustrations in Board Meetings: 20+ Years of Board Evaluations Have Revealed What Non-Profit Directors Hate Most in Meetings

• Financial Fluency for Non-Profit Boards is Not Just About the Numbers: The Stakes are Too High for Directors to Ignore

• Goals for Board Effectiveness: Aim at Better Serving Your Members with a Board-Specific Target

• Enhancing Non-Profit Board Productivity: A Practical Guide for Streamlined Success

• The Devil’s Advocate for Non-Profit Boards: Avoid Costly Errors with Tough Questions

Board Composition Planning and Nominating Process Series

1. Unlocking Non-Profit Board Excellence: A Necessary, yet Often Neglected, Process

2. Building a Board Profile: From Ideal to Practical

3. Build Bridges Between the Board and Voting Members for Better Director Elections

4. Welcome Aboard: Empowering New Directors for Impact

5. From Chaos to Clarity: Systematize Your Board's Composition and Nominating Process

The Step-by-Step Governance Review Series

1. How to Build a Governance Framework that Reflects Your Board’s Culture

2. Starting Your Governance Review: Set Your Board Up for Success

3. How to Create an Effective Non-Profit Board Mandate

4. Individual Director Role

5. Defining Board Leaders' Roles

6. Strategic Use of Board Committees for Non-Profits

7. Trust, Communication, and Clarity: Keys to an Effective Board-Executive Director Relationship

8. Flexible, Not Flimsy: Making Nonprofit Board Policy and Process Work

9. From Framework to Function: Putting Your Governance Review into Action