--- title: BoardSource Blog - The Leader in Nonprofit Board Governance (17) description: Nonprofit governance blog devoted to best practices and committed to inspiring nonprofit board service (17) --- ![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) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/blog_photos/blog.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/being-interim) ## [Being Interim](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/being-interim) Posted by [Katha Kissman](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/katha-kissman) on Oct 6, 2016, 11:35:00 AM I recently saw the Annette Benning movie, *Being Julia* (which is wonderful, by the way). It reminded me of my life over the course of 13 years as a nonprofit organizational development and governance consultant. My film could be titled *Being Interim*. [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/being-interim) Topics: [Interim Chief Executive](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/interim-chief-executive) [![Succession planning for a chief executive transition](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/Content_Marketing_Images/HR.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/proactive-planning-succeeding-with-succession) ## [Proactive Planning: Leadership Succession Planning](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/proactive-planning-succeeding-with-succession) Posted by [Makiyah Moody](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/makiyah-moody) on Sep 28, 2016, 3:57:43 PM *“Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.” — Madam C.J. Walker, American entrepreneur and philanthropist* ## Why Succession Planning Matters It’s often said that if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. And so it is with succession planning. Succession planning is a... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/proactive-planning-succeeding-with-succession) Topics: [Succession Planning](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/succession-planning) [![Emily\_Davis\_engagement\_graphic.jpg](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/blog_photos/Emily_Davis_engagement_graphic.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/uncovering-the-mystery-the-art-and-science-of-shared-leadership) ## [Uncovering the Mystery: The Art and Science of Shared Leadership](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/uncovering-the-mystery-the-art-and-science-of-shared-leadership) Posted by [Emily Davis](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/emily-davis) on Sep 15, 2016, 2:03:32 PM Shared leadership between nonprofit board members and the chief executive is a commonly invisible issue or at least widely misunderstood. Who leads the charge when it comes to strategic planning? Fundraising? Operations? [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/uncovering-the-mystery-the-art-and-science-of-shared-leadership) Topics: [Shared Leadership](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/shared-leadership) [![OnlineInvesting.jpg](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/blog_photos/OnlineInvesting.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/do-nonprofit-boards-resist-online-investing) ## [Do Nonprofit Boards Resist Online Investing?](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/do-nonprofit-boards-resist-online-investing) Posted by [Sharon Liebowitz](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/sharon-liebowitz) on Sep 12, 2016, 10:30:00 AM ***Why don’t more nonprofits use online investing tools? Sharon Liebowitz has some ideas. Share yours in the comments.*** Over the last few weeks, I was honored to speak at two financial technology conferences in New York. It was great to hear insights and trends from fellow industry leaders and... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/do-nonprofit-boards-resist-online-investing) Topics: [financial oversight](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/financial-oversight), [investments](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/investments) [![ENGAGEMENT.jpg](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/blog_photos/ENGAGEMENT.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/change-your-approach-to-board-engagement) ## [Change Your Approach to Board Engagement](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/change-your-approach-to-board-engagement) Posted by [Hardy Smith](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/hardy-smith) on Aug 25, 2016, 3:00:00 PM How often have you heard about frustration with nonprofit board members not being as engaged as they should be? Perhaps you have experienced this trying situation yourself. It’s a common complaint and it’s voiced by nonprofit staff and board members alike. Engagement expectations that can range... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/change-your-approach-to-board-engagement) Topics: [board engagement](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-engagement) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/blog_photos/EXTRA-EXTRA2.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/executive-committees-beware) ## [Executive Committees Beware!](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/executive-committees-beware) Posted by [Simone Joyaux, ACFRE, Adv Dip](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/simone-joyaux-acfre-adv-dip) on Aug 18, 2016, 1:37:04 PM *Simone Joyaux is coming for you! She feels strongly about executive committees. Do you agree with her arguments? Read on and weigh in. And then take a look at BoardSource’s recommended governance practice pertaining to executive committees that we present below.* [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/executive-committees-beware) Topics: [Executive Committee](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/executive-committee) [![Blog-JuniorBoard.png](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/blog_photos/Blog-JuniorBoard.png)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/planning-for-the-future-invest-in-emerging-leaders) ## [Planning for the Future? Invest in Emerging Leaders](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/planning-for-the-future-invest-in-emerging-leaders) Posted by [Zach Davis, senior manager, strategic development and partnerships, BoardSource](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/zach-davis-senior-manager-strategic-development-and-partnerships-boardsource) on Aug 4, 2016, 9:01:49 AM New and diverse perspectives matter—everyone knows that. What isn’t as clear is how to translate intent to incorporate new and diverse perspectives into a strategy for better decision making at the board level. In follow-up to a previous [blog post](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/why-junior-boards-matter) I wrote about the importance of age diversity on... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/planning-for-the-future-invest-in-emerging-leaders) Topics: [Emerging Leaders](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/emerging-leaders), [Youth Diversity](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/youth-diversity) [![strategic-planning-blog.jpg](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/blog_photos/strategic-planning-blog.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/address-the-need-for-nonprofit-succession-planning) ## [Address the Need for Nonprofit Succession Planning](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/address-the-need-for-nonprofit-succession-planning) Posted by [Robin Hindsman Stacia, Psy.D and Lita Pardi](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/robin-hindsman-stacia-psy-d-and-lita-pardi) on Jul 27, 2016, 1:49:43 PM Succession plans do for nonprofits what wills or testaments do for us as individuals — they help us plan for our future. As a CEO, when you engage in succession planning, you’re thinking ahead to everything your successor and others will need to know and do to carry on the good work your... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/address-the-need-for-nonprofit-succession-planning) Topics: [Succession Planning](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/succession-planning) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/blog_photos/RIA_Main_Street_Advocacy_Day.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/advocacy-from-the-trenches) ## [Nine Lessons from a Nonprofit Advocacy Win](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/advocacy-from-the-trenches) Posted by [Danielle M. Henry](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/danielle-m-henry) on Jul 13, 2016, 10:56:34 AM I live in a community where we know each other by name, use Twitter to help each other's locate lost pets, and shovel each other’s sidewalks after storms. I feel blessed to have such a close-knit environment while still living in a large, often impersonal city like DC. I am passionate about my... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/advocacy-from-the-trenches) Topics: [The Board’s Role in Advocacy](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/the-boards-role-in-advocacy), [Stand for Your Mission](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/stand-for-your-mission) [![gen-gov.png](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/blog_photos/gen-gov.png)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/generative-governance-making-sense-of-problems-through-critical-inquiry) ## [Generative Governance: Making Sense of Problems through Critical Inquiry](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/generative-governance-making-sense-of-problems-through-critical-inquiry) Posted by [Makiyah Moody](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/makiyah-moody) on Jul 11, 2016, 11:00:00 AM Board meetings tend to remind me of sitcoms: a genre of comedy centered on characters who share a common environment, such as a home, workplace, or a boardroom, with laughable moments. There is usually a board member who lacks self-awareness (i.e. Kramer from *Seinfeld*), someone who has a very high... 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