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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
What to Do When Board Meetings Run Long
Inefficient board meetings have consequences far greater than frustrating staff and board members. Boards that do not use…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
4 Internal Control Policies That Will Reduce Your Association’s Risk
Unfortunately, fraud can happen at any association, but implementing these four controls will help mitigate that risk.
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Cultural Differences on Your Board? Set Some Ground Rules.
One association uses six guiding principles to make sure that leaders from multiple countries can speak in one…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Keep Your Bonds Safe with These Six Questions
In March, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate a quarter percent. This hike came only three…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
The Fix: Retirement Ready
Shelly Howard-Horwitz of Association Investment Advisory Solutions, explains why benchmarking is a critical step in sponsoring retirement plans.
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
There’s a Better Way to Train Boards. Take a Look.
For NACE International, bite-size videos are a solution to the drudgery of board orientation.
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Create a CEO Succession Plan for Voluntary and Involuntary Exits
The popular PBS show Victoria opens in the first episode with the teenage Alexandrina Victoria succeeding the late…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Are Your Website Terms Enforceable?
When an association makes sales, or otherwise engages in commerce, through a website, it's important that the site…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
For Tough Board Decisions, Qualming Counters Fears with Facts
Good decision making is essential to associations, but not every board member has experience or training in this…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Building a Better Relationship With Your Association’s Financial Advisor
Relationships can be tough to manage—and perhaps doubly so when money is involved. A financial consultant shares a…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
How to Prevent a Breach of Your Cloud-Hosted Data
The idea of hosting data with a third-party cloud service provider isn't a new concept for associations. Many…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
How Associations Can Create a Risk Report
Who is responsible for monitoring and mitigating potential risks inside your association? That's a question that came up…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Keep a Close Eye on Investment Reserves
Investment reserves practices are an important component of an association board's stewardship. They provide additional revenue, fund capital…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
How to Create a Reserves Policy With More Flexibility
A couple of years ago, the American Anthropological Association was in an enviable position: "We had way more…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
4 Components of a Good Reserve Policy
Along with protecting the association from financial downturns and funding new initiatives, creating—and adhering to—a detailed reserve policy…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Challenging the Status Quo: The Evolution of a Board Structure
Maybe you've heard both of these before: Don't rock the boat, or we've always done it that way.…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Why Board Diversity (or Lack of It) Matters to CEOs
A new study suggests the diversity of the board at a CEO’s prior gig can impact present performance.
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Editor’s Note: Something New from Associations Now
Hey, where's the Volunteer Leadership issue of Associations Now? Learn about our rethink of a yearly feature.
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Reports: Data Security Suffers in Efforts to Fight Threats
Two new reports offer different takes on the same issue: the challenges that IT departments face in securing data from…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Apple Moves Away from Secrecy, Joins AI Group
The Partnership on AI, a group from which Apple was a notable omission when it was announced in…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
IT Procurement: State Government Groups Offer Recommendations
Two groups representing executive-level state staff released an action plan, encouraging state governments to improve the process of acquiring…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
The Right Way to Kick Off a CEO-Board Relationship
Working with a board for the first time will test a CEO's soft-skills savvy. But there are ways…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Boards That Spark Innovation
While a great deal of research has been done on innovation in organizations, associations have not explored extensively…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Data: How Chapters Are Structured
Associations are complex organizations made even more so when they have networks of regional or local chapters. Practices…
