For nonprofits, the challenge is not whether they will incorporate technology, but how. Now familiar tools are increasingly being used to exten our work in new ways.
Help Wanted: $100,000/yr. for Hard-Working, Cooperative Board Member (Discreet Inquiries Only)
Phil Anthrop goes behind the scenes to expose the barely imaginable trade in “gravy spots” on foundation boards.
On Nonprofits and the Electoral Process
Nonprofits are an indispensable part of our democratic process. With elections less than a year away, two experts look at what nonprofits must do and why.
What’s a Blog, and Why Should Nonprofits Care?
Weblogs offer nonprofits a low-cost way of publishing their material and communicating with others, but like all new technology, this requires humanware too.
A Gateway to 21st Century Governance: Are We Ready?
The function of accountability and community engagement is being re-examined locally and globally as people and organizations demand more democratic governing structures.
Who Is Robert, and Why’d He Make the Rules?
The misuse of calling the question–a protocol within Robert’s Rules of Order–is a disservice to deliberative thinking and democratic principles.
A Dedication to Dedication: Thank you, Judith
The Nonprofit Quarterly Honors Judith O’Connor
Making Hope and History Rhyme: A Model for the Nonprofit Role in Active Democracy
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Take note, America: Northern Ireland’s government routinely consults about public policy in an amazing, legally binding partnership with nongovernmental organizations and communities.
Community Purpose Means Community Involvement
A group of managers, board members, funders and community members consider community participation central to strong management and governance.
Innovation and Inertia: Assessing the Prospects for Changing Nonprofit Governance Practices
A brief orientation to the Governance Futures research findings in the quest to discover alternate approaches to governance.
Difficult Times, Restructuring Governance
Concerned more about the right board practice for the pressing challenges it was facing, Albany Medical Center merged its CEO and chairman roles—and may be ready, as times change again, to divide them once more.
Separating Governance from Fundraising
Afraid that the traditional downtown board would be good for fundraising but bad for its mission, Center Against Spouse Abuse tries both: Donors join a funding board, leaving the board of directors free to govern.