Virtual Board Meetings: 10 Best Practices
As written for Imagine Canada at Virtual Board Meetings: 10 Best Practices Boards of Directors have learned over the last year [...]
Are These Topics on Your Board’s Radar?
Written by Suanne Miedema as a guest blog for Imagine Canada at Are these topics on your board's radar? What [...]
The Critical Role of Governance Committees
While many board members are enjoying a bit of a summer break, I find Governance Committees are still hard at [...]
The Benefits of Independent Board Members
Many of corporate Canada’s best practices have filtered down to nonprofit board governance, one of which is the practice of [...]
Managing Founder Succession
I recently attended the BoardSource Leadership Forum in Seattle, Washington which brought together almost 1,000 governance enthusiasts to learn about [...]
The Evolution of Carver and the Policy Board
I was recently asked to write a report on the evolution of John Carver’s Policy Governance® model. It was a [...]
Board Recruitment and Selection
As written for Imagine Canada at http://www.imaginecanada.ca/blog/board-recruitment-and-selection Board member recruitment and selection is the key to getting a great team [...]
The Board as Captain
The word “governance” comes from a Greek verb meaning “to steer”. This provides some interesting imagery for a board of [...]
Risk Management in 3 Steps for Nonprofit Boards
As written for Imagine Canada at http://www.imaginecanada.ca/blog/%E2%80%8Ble-ca-et-la-gestion-des-risques-en-3-%C3%A9tapes Risk management is a topic that causes confusion and concern for some nonprofit [...]
Board Member Job Postings
How many charities do you know post job descriptions when they are looking for new board members? My guess is [...]