Despite their motivation, so often, great civic-minded business leaders don’t understand their fiduciary role as nonprofit board members. “Nonprofits are those organizations in the trenches doing good ...

Their organization’s board can be a major source of guidance, accountability and support for a nonprofit leader, but maintaining a strong partnership takes more than occasional updates and annual ...

In nonprofit circles, frustrations with boards are almost cliché: trustees who champion pet projects, disengage from meetings, micromanage or fail to give meaningfully. Yet my own experience has been ...

Serving on a non-profit board can be deeply fulfilling and beneficial to the cause – but only if you’re fully committed and prepared for the role. It must be flattering to be offered a seat on the ...

Culture of Inquiry: Healthy Debate in the Boardroom, by Nancy R. Axelrod, proposes that nonprofit board members incorporate four ingredients — trust, information sharing, teamwork, and dialogue — into ...

Herkimer Next will host the Third Annual Mohawk Valley Nonprofit Symposium, presented by The UpMobility Foundation, on May 21.

When a public charity is formed, the focus is often on the organization’s purpose, the application for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status and board structure. Another decision is just as important: whether ...