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Spring 2011 Digital Issue
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Click the cover image below to read and download the Spring 2011 digital issue of the Nonprofit Quarterly.
Board Governance
Here We Go Again: The Cyclical Nature of Board Behavior
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Do you ever get the feeling that the behavior of your board is cyclical? Miriam Wood asked the same question nearly 20 years ago and answered, “Yes.” In this archival classic from NPQ’s Spring 2011 issue, Julia Classen digs in to see if Wood’s assertion still holds true despite the sector’s exponential growth and increased professionalism. Here’s what she found.
Financial Management
Beyond Financial Oversight: Expanding the Board’s Role in the Pursuit of Sustainability
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This article is an important and timely must-read in that it addresses how nonprofit boards need to step to the plate differently when the political and economic environment is deeply chaotic.
Nonprofit Management
The Nonprofit Difference
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
We know that for-profits and nonprofits are both enterprises in need of good strategic management, so what really is it that differentiates them?
Board Governance
Community-Engagement Governance: Systems-Wide Governance in Action
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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. This article provides guidance and examples.
Board Governance
The Inclusive Nonprofit Boardroom: Leveraging the Transformative Potential of Diversity
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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.
Board Governance
Governance under Fire: A Dustup in Fresno
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A very public furor ensues when a nonprofit organization awards its employees a year-end bonus.
Board Development
Adding a Few More Pieces to the Puzzle: Exploring the Practical Implications of Recent Research on Boards
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What is it that enables boards to be strong and effective? And why are we still using outdated models in an effort to improve board performance? David Renz gives us an overview of some of the best research on nonprofit boards and governance today.
Board Governance
New Boards for a New World
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Have you been noticing any changes in your organization’s board? NPQ readers describe what they are experiencing as boards respond to the still roiling environment.
Nonprofit Management
The Nonprofit Ethicist | Spring 2011
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A board member of two “competing” organizations has become privy to the disconcerting fact that one has takeover designs on the other.