Board Recruitment & Rising Expectations
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Non-Profit Quarterly recently hosted a webinar to present “The Completely Revised Guide to Great Board Recruitment.” If you have been following recent conversations about the role of non-profit boards, you will be aware that there is a greater focus on transparency and an increased expectation that boards fulfill their responsibility for good governance. A point that presenter Anasuya Sengupta raises is that legality can be a low bar for ethics and risk aversion and compliance ...
How To Create A Google Account The Right Way
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Show of hands: how many of you out there use an employee specific email address for your organization’s Google account? That’s what I thought. Let’s learn why that’s not really a great idea and see what can be done to avoid that bear trap. Why You Don’t Want To Use An Employee Specific Email Address The moral of the story is even the smartest arts managers tend to overlook this critical item. Fortunately, the solution ...
Never Accept The Treasurer’s Report
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With all the recent emphasis about the responsibility of a non-profit board to practice good governance and oversight it may come as a surprise to learn that refraining from approving the treasurer’s report on the financial status of the organization is the most responsible course. During a board meeting there are a lot of items on the agenda upon which members will make motions to accept and vote on, but the treasurer’s report should not ...
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