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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Board Smarts: Solid New Structure
Refocusing leadership after a merger.
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Good Counsel: Give Your Governing Documents A Checkup
Make sure your articles of incorporation and bylaws are in line with law and practice.
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Affiliation Agreements: Best Practices for Success
Chapters provide a variety of benefits to their parent organizations. Even with the growing number of virtual communities…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Four Key Benchmarks for Association Investment Policies and Strategies
Associations and their boards have a fiduciary responsibility to be good stewards of their organizations' assets, and one…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Improve Component Relations With a Chapter Advisory Board
Too many associations and components go about their business without much thought about their relationship, unless they're complaining…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Governors Association Meeting Highlights Bipartisan Nature of Opioid Battle
The National Governors Association, which has put much work into tackling the issue of opioid addiction, made the…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Olympian Launches Group for Professional Swimmers
Calling for a greater role for professional swimmers in shaping their own sport, Hungarian Olympic gold medalist Katinka…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
An Inside Look at Developing and Launching a New Product
Health information professionals are keenly aware of the calls for more data sharing by the federal government and…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
The Down-Low on D&O Insurance
What does nonprofit D&O insurance cover? Generally speaking, this coverage protects the board of directors against allegations of…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Realigning the Board for Successful Strategic Planning
When two associations—the National Stone Association and the National Aggregates Association—merged to form the National Stone, Sand and…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
The Three Biggest Mistakes You Might Make Before Your Audit
When a new fiscal year is approaching, most finance directors focus their attention on next year's cash flow…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Scientific Groups Question Moves by Trump Administration to Shake Up Advisory Boards
More than a dozen groups, led by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, are speaking out…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
How to Build a Cyber-Savvy Board
A cyber attack can cripple an organization’s infrastructure, and recovering can drain its resources. Being able to anticipate…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
5 Key Takeaways from ISACA’s Cybersecurity Report
As skills gaps grow and resources shrink, enterprise IT teams feel they may be on shaky ground in…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Preventing Fraud at Small-Staff Associations
Some ways that small-staff associations can protect their financial assets and deter fraud by gathering support outside of…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
China NGO Law Is Still Hazy
As implementation gets underway, many particulars remain unclear.
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
How to Make Your Board More Cyber-Savvy
How to get volunteer leaders up to speed on cyber risks.
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
The Fix: The Lowdown on Directors and Officers Insurance
Eric Johnson of Aon Affinity, a provider of insurance solutions for nonprofits, outlines the latest developments in directors…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
How to Keep Ex-Board Members Close (But Not Too Close)
Preserving relationships with former board members can be complicated, and the temptation to cut them off entirely is…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Retirement Ready
What’s one of the biggest risks in sponsoring a retirement plan? All associations—even those with less than $10…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Trump Cybersecurity Order Draws Largely Positive Association Reaction
Industry groups largely found the Trump administration’s long-gestating cybersecurity order palatable, though tech groups were more mixed. At…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
New Partnership Seeks to Diversify Boards
Boards are essential to driving a company’s or an organization’s mission and strategic plan. By partnering with affinity…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Legal Elements of Executive Succession Planning
With more and more baby boomers retiring, more changes are coming to association C-suites. Wise association executives already…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
The Perils of Poor Governance
Shared commitment by board and CEO to strategic vision, learning and self-assessment, and board recruitment and retention are…
