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Report: Boards Need More Time for Strategy
The Diligent Institute’s survey found that boards are eager to work on foresight to address financial risk, but…
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How Much Foresight Should a Board Do?
In unsettled times, a board might wonder how far to look ahead. The better question is how well-equipped…
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How CEOs Can Better Support Their Boards
A new survey suggests that boards get clubby and blame-prone without the proper expertise. The staff leader should…
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Who Is Reading Your Association Minutes?
Whether or not your association has a policy on AI notetaking, it is undoubtably happening in your board…
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A Guide to Seamless Officer Handovers for Associations
Leadership transitions are a significant challenge for associations. When an officer steps down, they often take years of…
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Why Board-CEO Trust Is Eroding
The C-suite is increasingly expected to deliver smart guidance fast around today’s challenges. A longer-term discussion may be…
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Form Follows Function: Designing Governance for Global Association Growth
When association leaders begin planning for global expansion, one of the most common first questions is some version…
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Leadership Transitions Don’t Create Problems. They Expose Them.
For many associations, leadership transitions are often referred to as succession planning or leadership continuity, interchangeably. But they…
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Beyond the Boardroom
Discover a destination where meetings become masterpieces Between-The-Sessions.
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Form 990 Changes on the Horizon for 501(c)(3) Organizations
Form 990 Changes on the Horizon for 501(c)(3) Organizations
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ERISA Fiduciary Governance Expands Into Voluntary Benefits
In the first article in this series, I introduced the idea that many nonprofit associations already operate with…
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A Treatment for Toxic Boards
Why do boards go awry? Often it's because the troublesome people at first seem like perfect solutions.
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Navigating Change: The Board’s New Mandate
The year has only begun, and it’s already fraught with challenges for associations. Social changes, geopolitical uncertainties, and…
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The CEO’s Voice Belongs in Board Self-Assessments
When association volunteer leaders exclude the CEO from their board self-assessments tool, that's a missed opportunity. Including one voice among many doesn’t skew results; it strengthens them.
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ERISA Fiduciary Oversight Is No Longer Just a Retirement Plan Issue
For many associations, fiduciary oversight under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) has historically been associated primarily…
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The Quiet Power of Getting It Right: Reengineering the Fundamentals for Today’s Associations
When leaders are freed from operational noise and volunteers are set up to succeed, growth accelerates. Three associations…
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The New Rules for Board Chairs
Many associations track the assets they look for in a volunteer leader. But the most valuable skills today…
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Can a Past President Guide an Association’s Future?
Associations have a tough time figuring out how to engage former board chairs. One idea: Stop thinking about…
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AI Isn’t the Problem. Decision Rights Are.
AI Isn’t the Problem. Decision Rights Are.
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Foresight: The Board and CSE Role In Shaping Professions Into the Future
Foresight: The Board and CSE Role In Shaping Professions Into the Future
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GovernanceArticleOver 1 year old
From Solo Executive Director to AMC: Lessons From My Transition
For over a decade, I had the privilege of serving as the executive director of the Rhode Island…
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GovernanceArticleOver 1 year old
What Successful Boards Need Now
2025 has been marked by disruption. One expert recommends getting boards to act fast—and plan better for the…
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GovernanceArticleOver 1 year old
How to Achieve an Aligned Board
Size and term limits matter, but two experts suggest that good governance involves paying attention to power imbalances.
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GovernanceArticleOver 1 year old
Report: Association Boards Need to Be Crisis-Ready
A new report on association board practices asks association leaders to pursue board structures that are more responsive…
