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Governance
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Should Board Members of Nonprofit Organizations Be Compensated?
Nonprofits often wrestle with the question of whether to compensate board members. Federal legislation, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley…
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Legal Duties of Association Board Members
The board of directors is the governing body of the association, responsible for the ultimate direction of the…
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Fraternity Group Pledges Improved Lobbying Strategy
Facing the departure of some organizational members, along with a new set of challenges affecting the world of…
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How to Build Heretics Into Association Governance
In their book Frugal Innovation: How to Do More with Less, Navi Radjou and Jaideep Prabhu show how…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Data Intelligence Challenges Business Leaders
A lack of buy-in from leaders was found to be a hurdle to organizations in their abilities to…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Can Advocacy Save a Board?
One writer argues that a standing committee can give a board a stronger backbone. Perhaps---if you’re doing it…
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Tips for Removing an Elected Leader
Unfortunately, associations are occasionally confronted with an ineffective or disruptive officer or director whom others believe should be…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Scandal-Plagued Fantasy Sports Group Brings in New Leadership
In an effort to get ahead of the scandals facing its industry, the Fantasy Sports Trade Association announced…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
A Simpler Look at Risk Management
It can be hard to see where threats are coming from, but one organization has charted a way…
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Board Smarts: The Keys to Preventing Volunteer Burnout
How to support volunteers when their terms end.
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Good Counsel: How to Remove a Leader
Process is critical when removing an elected volunteer leader.
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A Faster Trip to the Top
At many associations, the path to the presidency can take more than a decade. One association has created…
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The Journey to Good Governance
Deepak Chopra reminds us, "The highest levels of performance come to people who are centered, intuitive, creative, and…
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Deflategate Lessons From NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
The big lesson from Tom Brady's successful court fight against a suspension doesn't involve the quarterback. It's really…
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How Do You Fix a Board Power Struggle?
An association’s guiding policies won’t keep a board from becoming divisive. The fix may be as simple as…
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A New Name for a New Mission
In 2013, the International Reading Association made a small but momentous decision, changing its name to the International…
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Academy of Management: Manage This
The Academy of Management’s 75th Annual Meeting kicks off in Canada this week.
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Getting to Good Governance
There has never been so much pressure on boards to live up to stakeholder expectations. Most association executives…
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A Sampling of Case Studies
Transformational Governance: How Boards Achieve Extraordinary Change includes 14 original cases that describe the process of governance change…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Board Smarts: Turning the Page
A new read on leadership helped literacy group make a big shift.
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Managing Governance When You’ve Trimmed the Board
The National Kitchen and Bath Association needed to change its governance structure without alienating its leadership.
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Sports Security Group Starts Financial Transparency Initiative
As the international investigation continues into the widespread corruption that plagued soccer’s governing body, a global sports security…
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Let’s Embrace Our Open-Source Overlords
Proprietary software tends to be an easier sell than open source software, but that conversation is starting to…
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Succession Planning: Is Your Association Ready?
Associations may avoid talking about succession planning. But it’s an increasingly important—and strategic—conversation to have.
