SWOT Analyses are a common way of evaluating where an organization stands, what are its greatest attributes and greatest areas of improvement. SWOT stands for Strengths – Weaknesses – Opportunities – Threats. As we touched on before, strengths and weaknesses are internal and opportunities and threats are external. Today, we look at strengths and weaknesses….
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Board Meetings: Introduction
Today we launch into a new section in our Board Basics Training course. We are going to shift focus from documents and policies to what you need for the best possible board meetings. Board meetings are the most vital (and often time consuming) aspect of what it means to be a board member on an…
A quick review: What we’ve covered in our board basics training
It’s been a few weeks since we started our Board Basics Training Course. In that time we’ve covered quite a few items so now is a perfect time to review. If you haven’t been reading the sections on a daily basis, no problem – now is the perfect time to grab a cup of tea…
Scavenger Hunt: Conflict of Interest
Welcome back to the document scavenger hunt! Today we are focusing on a Conflict of Interest (COI) policy. It’s a biggie. Do you have one? Great! Do you fill out a new one annually? Awesome. If you don’t have a policy, or don’t fill one out annually, you should. Following is more information on what…
Upcoming: Board Basics Webinar
Over the last three weeks, we have been working our way through the first section of urbanASKEW’s Board Basics Training course. In that time, we have focused on board duties, job descriptions and important board documents. Join us on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 1 p.m. EST as we go through this first section of…