--- title: BoardSource Blog - The Leader in Nonprofit Board Governance | Deborah Davidson description: Nonprofit governance blog devoted to best practices and committed to inspiring nonprofit board service --- ![Blog-0216.jpg](https://blog.boardsource.org/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photos/Blog-0216.jpg?width=1400&name=Blog-0216.jpg "Blog-0216.jpg") [![Blog-header-logo.png](https://blog.boardsource.org/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photos/Blog-header-logo.png?width=360&name=Blog-header-logo.png "Blog-header-logo.png")](https://boardsource.org) [Back to blog homepage](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog) ## Deborah Davidson [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hs-fs/file-3713980924-jpg/blog-files/photo_ckn.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2012/11/06/the-tale-of-the-chicken-and-the-egg/) ## [The Tale of the Chicken and the Egg](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2012/11/06/the-tale-of-the-chicken-and-the-egg/) Posted by [Deborah Davidson](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/deborah-davidson) on Nov 6, 2012, 11:19:32 AM **By Deborah Davidson, vice president of governance education and research** [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2012/11/06/the-tale-of-the-chicken-and-the-egg/) Topics: [Board Best Practices](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-best-practices) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hs-fs/file-3713980534-jpg/blog-files/compass.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2012/07/20/scout-law/) ## [Scout Law](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2012/07/20/scout-law/) Posted by [Deborah Davidson](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/deborah-davidson) on Jul 20, 2012, 12:54:53 PM **By Deborah Davidson, vice president, governance education and research** “A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.” Thus reads the Scout Law, the code that defines the Boy Scouts of America. Note that the first... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2012/07/20/scout-law/) Topics: [Board Best Practices](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-best-practices), [New Trends & Resources](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/new-trends-resources) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hs-fs/file-3713979694-jpg/blog-files/photo-4.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2012/06/19/board-whispers/) ## [Board Whispers](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2012/06/19/board-whispers/) Posted by [Deborah Davidson](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/deborah-davidson) on Jun 19, 2012, 1:49:05 PM **By Deborah Davidson, vice president of governance education and research** We don’t usually comment on university board situations, since our sister organization, the Association of Governing Boards, is the expert in university boards. But the evolving situation at the University of Virginia is just... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2012/06/19/board-whispers/) Topics: [Board Best Practices](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-best-practices), [New Trends & Resources](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/new-trends-resources) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hs-fs/file-3713980054-jpg/blog-files/flower.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2012/06/05/whats-in-a-name/) ## [What's In a Name?](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2012/06/05/whats-in-a-name/) Posted by [Deborah Davidson](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/deborah-davidson) on Jun 5, 2012, 4:59:38 PM **By Deborah Davidson, vice president of governance education and research** [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2012/06/05/whats-in-a-name/) Topics: [Board Best Practices](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-best-practices), [New Trends & Resources](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/new-trends-resources) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hs-fs/file-3713979934-jpg/blog-files/updownphoto.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2012/05/17/out-of-fashion/) ## [Out of Fashion?](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2012/05/17/out-of-fashion/) Posted by [Deborah Davidson](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/deborah-davidson) on May 17, 2012, 10:35:49 AM **By Deborah Davidson, vice president of governance education and research** [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2012/05/17/out-of-fashion/) Topics: [Board Best Practices](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-best-practices), [New Trends & Resources](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/new-trends-resources) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hs-fs/file-3713979814-jpg/blog-files/museum.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2012/04/24/the-rest-of-the-story/) ## [The Rest of the Story](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2012/04/24/the-rest-of-the-story/) Posted by [Deborah Davidson](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/deborah-davidson) on Apr 24, 2012, 10:10:53 AM **By Deborah Davidson, vice president of governance education and research** [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2012/04/24/the-rest-of-the-story/) Topics: [Board Best Practices](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-best-practices), [New Trends & Resources](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/new-trends-resources) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hs-fs/file-3747737796-jpg/blog-files/direction.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2012/02/06/reversal-of-fortune/) ## [Reversal of Fortune](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2012/02/06/reversal-of-fortune/) Posted by [Deborah Davidson](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/deborah-davidson) on Feb 6, 2012, 12:32:20 PM **By Deborah Davidson, vice president of governance research and education** Like you, all of us BoardSource were fascinated as we watched the Susan G. Komen for the Cure controversy play out last week. On Friday, just minutes after my colleague, Rita Santelli, shared her thoughts on the board’s role... 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