Are corporations changing from the inside? Shareholder proposals continue to crop up in major corporations, often prompted by nonprofit activists, but evidence of voluntary changes adopted by corporate shareholders is still lacking—particularly for proposals calling for corporate disclosure of political spending.
Management and fundraising expert Simone Joyaux has more tips, guidelines, and checklists for establishing advisory boards–except don't call them advisory boards!
In Philadelphia, many parents are not pleased about an anonymous flow of private money into the public school system, contending donations may have purchased undue influence.
After participating in an online roundtable discussion on nonprofit capacity building, the author was inspired to extend the ideas to nonprofit branding.
Teach For America founder Wendy Kopp is stepping down as CEO but is becoming board chair. From a governance perspective, this transition includes some unusual dimensions.
An Associated Press article speculates as to where Boy Scouts of America members might go if turned off when the organization decides about openly gay members.
Venture Theatre in Billings, Mont. is a small operation with outsized debt. The organization fired its executive, but where oh where was the board during all of this?
In a farewell memo after 40 years of service on the board of the Public Welfare Foundation, including 12 years as board chair, Thomas Scanlon addresses concerns with “strategic philanthropy.”
How should nonprofit boards approach the service of board members who are also public officials? This nonprofit in Menifee, Calif. offers a model of caution and transparency.
Board meetings require intentional design and good facilitation so that the board can do the work of governance without getting sidetracked by management stuff and other matters.
This article proposes that nonprofit leaders are increasingly focused on secondary issues, and asks, What does the sector stand to gain as a result of retraining our focus from structural concerns to the central questions and principles of nonprofit governance?
Diversity on boards has to be good, right? So how is it that study after study suggests the opposite? A closer look at boards today reveals that exactly how we diversify makes all the difference.
Does governance only reside in the board? Most of us know that it is more widely held than that, but few really design their governance systems to make full use of the intelligence and energies of their stakeholders.
When Ohio State Sen. Sam Widener crafted an amendment that benefitted a nonprofit he helped found, was it a standard “pork” move or did he cross the line into conflict of interest territory?
Several insights into the world of nonprofit governance have emerged in recent years, yet much remains to be explored. This article discusses five areas for future inquiry.
In a reminder of the importance of strong fiscal stewardship, board members of the New York City-based nonprofit Educational Housing Services are held personally liable for a settlement payment of $1 million after attorney general’s report finds board “stunningly” negligent.
NTEN’s recent study documenting the dynamics of donor engagement, though based on a small sample, is worth a look as you do your own fundraising this year.
Every report says that nonprofits are still having trouble raising money. There is no quick fix. There are no silver bullets. But there are still ways to do fund development well.
If the broad and diverse American nonprofit sector stands for anything at all, it stands for the participation of everyone in the democratic governance of this nation.
Are corporations changing from the inside? Shareholder proposals continue to crop up in major corporations, often prompted by nonprofit activists, but evidence of voluntary changes adopted by corporate shareholders is still lacking—particularly for proposals calling for corporate disclosure of political spending. 
Now that Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus will no longer be running the Grameen Bank, can Grameen survive?
In Philadelphia, many parents are not pleased about an anonymous flow of private money into the public school system, contending donations may have purchased undue influence.
After participating in an online roundtable discussion on nonprofit capacity building, the author was inspired to extend the ideas to nonprofit branding.
Teach For America founder Wendy Kopp is stepping down as CEO but is becoming board chair. From a governance perspective, this transition includes some unusual dimensions. 
An Associated Press article speculates as to where Boy Scouts of America members might go if turned off when the organization decides about openly gay members.
Nonprofits, donors, and people allied with them: watch out when there are deals that sound too good to be true. They just about always are.
A recent analysis takes nonprofit and public leaders to task for sitting on the boards of major soda companies. Is it a conflict of missions? 
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In a farewell memo after 40 years of service on the board of the Public Welfare Foundation, including 12 years as board chair, Thomas Scanlon addresses concerns with “strategic philanthropy.”
How should nonprofit boards approach the service of board members who are also public officials? This nonprofit in Menifee, Calif. offers a model of caution and transparency. 
As we went to “press” this morning it struck me that we had a theme going – dysfunctional governance. 
Board meetings require intentional design and good facilitation so that the board can do the work of governance without getting sidetracked by management stuff and other matters. 
This article proposes that nonprofit leaders are increasingly focused on secondary issues, and asks, What does the sector stand to gain as a result of retraining our focus from structural concerns to the central questions and principles of nonprofit governance? 
In a first-of-its-kind study, nonprofits report on their transactions with board members—some for the better and some for the worse. 
Diversity on boards has to be good, right? So how is it that study after study suggests the opposite? A closer look at boards today reveals that exactly how we diversify makes all the difference. 
Does governance only reside in the board? Most of us know that it is more widely held than that, but few really design their governance systems to make full use of the intelligence and energies of their stakeholders. 
Do you know one when you see one? Initial research shows that there is a great deal of agreement about what makes a good board chair. 
When Ohio State Sen. Sam Widener crafted an amendment that benefitted a nonprofit he helped found, was it a standard “pork” move or did he cross the line into conflict of interest territory? 
Several insights into the world of nonprofit governance have emerged in recent years, yet much remains to be explored. This article discusses five areas for future inquiry. 
When two Kroger grocery stores close next month, they will leave behind them an exacerbated “food desert” problem in Southeast Raleigh, N.C. 
NTEN’s recent study documenting the dynamics of donor engagement, though based on a small sample, is worth a look as you do your own fundraising this year.
Every report says that nonprofits are still having trouble raising money. There is no quick fix. There are no silver bullets. But there are still ways to do fund development well. 
Chicago nonprofit boards appear to be less than fully diverse. Will they be forced to change? 
If the broad and diverse American nonprofit sector stands for anything at all, it stands for the participation of everyone in the democratic governance of this nation. 
