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re: Why Don’t NPO’s Embrace Younger Board Members?

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re: The Best Board Meetings Ever?

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re: The Best Board Meetings Ever?

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re: Why Don’t Board Members Do What They Are Supposed To Do?

Dr. Steve W. Batson — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:12:34 GMT

Good points. Honest recruiting is the key. Up front, share with them the mission, vision, and strategic plan. Then have them sign the organization's expectations document addressing attendance, participation, giving, and other expectation points. THEN invite them to serve as a trustee. Otherwise, thank them for a nice visit!

re: Why Don’t Board Members Do What They Are Supposed To Do?

Don Fellows — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:43:49 GMT

Thanks for sharing this article and your good thoughts on this critially important topic, Jay. It has been one of my great frustrations, both as a volunteer board member and as a consultant working with many types of non-profits over a good number of years. Board members frequently forget or don't realize that they have exactly the same fiduciary responsibilities for the non-proft corporation they serve as they do on for-profit corporate boards. Many of the best business minds, including many who serve on for-profit boards somehow think the non-profit is a different beast, and it really is not in terms of the role of a good director.

One issue that I did not see mentioned on these lists is the fact that many non-profit CEO's, ED's, etc. intentionally treat their directors as advisory board members rather than directors. They either don't understand the proper role of their board or prefer to treat them in the advisory board role, i.e. a weak board that does not ask tough questions and serve the organizaion as it should.

re: Why Don’t NPO’s Embrace Younger Board Members?

Kirk Schmidt — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:22:00 GMT

I would also argue that a lot of individuals under 35 are not aware of how to become Board members.

I do, because I work for a charity, but I would bet that if my odd donation to a charity is the extent of my relationship, I might not know about opportunities that exist. Even if I volunteer, often being on the Board is not an oft-communicated option.

re: Are Face to Face Job Interviews Worth Doing?

Jeff Stern — Fri, 29 May 2009 02:26:11 GMT

Excellent article - both the link to the Heaths and your own experiences. I'm sold on the face to face interview being unnecessary and possibly misleading, but I was also recently sold on the importance of the face to face reference check - particularly for key positions and especially when you know the reference. See this: www.avc.com/.../the-face-to-face-reference-check.html

I'm interested to hear what you think!

re: Has Email Finally Reached the Pinnacle?

Elizabeth de Almeida — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:25:20 GMT

I didn't realize that the past administration were not fully up on technology. I do understand the issues of security, but I would have thought that the President would have state of the art technology at his disposal. But, I too think it's fantastic of Obama wanting to stay in touch with world, with the use of the technology of today and the future. I love it.

re: The Nonprofit Sector Lost Something Special This Week

Bob Ellsworth — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:11:40 GMT

I too was a founding memeber of the ePhilanthropy Foundation and was also the COO for Network for Good. There are many people who were involved with both and I am sure this merger is bittersweet. In one sense, it gives the ePF a survival path under a larger umbrella, but in another sense, it reduces the value as a voice for the nonprofit community.

Personally, what is most sad is exactly what Jay mentions - the ability to convene the core vendors, consulting firms, and thinkers in one place to find common direction. At one time, this was the core goal of ePF. NFG had lofty goals of bridging the consumer-nonprofit needs gap and has slowly become simply a non-profit vendor (Foundation backed), in my opinion.

I also miss the idealistic future both of these organizations dared to dream of. I am sure an organization will eventually fill the void, and I am sure Jay will be there!