A key component of overall board health is understanding our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, better known as a SWOT analysis. SWOTs are a great way to evaluate your organization, its mission and programming but, often, nonprofits do not take the time to evaluate their board of directors as well. It is important to consider…
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The 3 Duties of Board Members
Introduction All of us become involved with nonprofit organizations for one reason: we believe in the work the organization does. Something about the programming and mission of your organization keeps you involved and called you to be a board member, it’s as simple as that. Our organizations have a duty to the community in which…
Board Basics Guide – An introduction
Why this guide Board development, the continuing education of board members in order to institute best practices and an efficient workflow, is something all Boards of Directors need but, sadly, we often put off. It is easier to put board development on the back-burner when there are so many other, seemingly more important, issues to…
Board Basis Calendar & Courses
As we mentioned before, now is the perfect time to think about your organization’s overall board health. Over the next two months, urbanASKEW is going to guide you through a full Board Basics training. There will be background and exercises for you to work on – individually and as a board from the comfort of…