--- title: BoardSource Blog - The Leader in Nonprofit Board Governance (3) description: Nonprofit governance blog devoted to best practices and committed to inspiring nonprofit board service (3) --- ![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/Untitled%20design%20(13).png)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/boards-can-learn-from-nikole-hannah-jones) ## [What Boards Can Learn from the Story of Nikole Hannah-Jones](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/boards-can-learn-from-nikole-hannah-jones) Posted by [Jim Taylor](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/jim-taylor) on Aug 24, 2021, 11:00:00 AM We live in an age where it can be challenging to keep up with the increasing speed of news cycles while managing our own busy day-to-day lives. There’s a vast amount of news available to us every day – but we may not have enough time to consume it, and we often have even less time to reflect on it... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/boards-can-learn-from-nikole-hannah-jones) Topics: [Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/diversity-inclusion-and-equity) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/Building%20the%20Boards%20We%20Need%20Construction%20Image.jfif)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/building-the-boards-we-need) ## [Building the Boards We Need](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/building-the-boards-we-need) Posted by [Rick Moyers](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/rick-moyers) on Jun 2, 2021, 12:57:00 PM For almost 30 years, I’ve been part of a sector-wide conversation about the lack of diversity on nonprofit boards and the need to do better. In retrospect, I realize that our initial arguments were grounded primarily in a belief in the importance of representation. We also frequently cited... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/building-the-boards-we-need) Topics: [Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/diversity-inclusion-and-equity) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/JimMarchBlog.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/the-march-continues) ## [The March Continues](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/the-march-continues) Posted by [Jim Taylor](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/jim-taylor) on May 4, 2021, 11:00:00 AM I believe I’ll remember the images of last summer’s racial justice marches for the rest of my life – largely for a reason that I didn’t expect. It wasn’t just the number of protests around the country that inspired me, or even the size of the crowds (impressive as they were). It was the rich,... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/the-march-continues) Topics: [Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/diversity-inclusion-and-equity) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/Bill%20Shore.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/billy-shore-responds-to-purpose-driven-board-leadership-framework) ## [Billy Shore Responds to Purpose-Driven Board Leadership Framework](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/billy-shore-responds-to-purpose-driven-board-leadership-framework) Posted by [Billy Shore](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/billy-shore) on Apr 30, 2021, 10:01:09 AM Billy Shore of [Share Our Strength](https://www.shareourstrength.org/), the parent organization for the No Kid Hungry campaign, responds to BoardSource’s CEO, Anne Wallestad's new way of framing the nonprofit board’s role, and a call for what we’ve termed “Purpose-Driven Board Leadership.” “[The Four Principles of Purpose-Driven...](https://boardsource.org/research-critical-issues/purpose-driven-board-leadership/) [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/billy-shore-responds-to-purpose-driven-board-leadership-framework) Topics: [Purpose-Driven Board Leadership](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/purpose-driven-board-leadership) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/Jim%20Taylor%20Blog%203.2.21.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/getting-to-the-heart-of-racial-equity) ## [Getting to the “Heart” of Racial Equity](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/getting-to-the-heart-of-racial-equity) Posted by [Jim Taylor](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/jim-taylor) on Mar 2, 2021, 11:00:00 AM There’s a lovely expression that many of us in the Black community use when we want to repair strained relationships with each other; it’s an expression that always moves me when I hear it. Whether the cause of the disagreement is related to something we’ve done (or not done), or something we’ve... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/getting-to-the-heart-of-racial-equity) Topics: [Board Diversity & Inclusivity](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-diversity-inclusivity), [Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/diversity-inclusion-and-equity) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/Anne%20blog%20equity%201.15.21.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/the-healing-potential-of-the-nonprofit-sector) ## [The Healing Potential of the Nonprofit Sector](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/the-healing-potential-of-the-nonprofit-sector) Posted by [Anne Wallestad, Former President & CEO, BoardSource](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/anne-wallestad-president-ceo-boardsource) on Jan 19, 2021, 9:43:42 AM Today is the [National Day of Racial Healing](https://healourcommunities.org/about/), which takes place each year the day after Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This year, it also happens to fall on the day before we will inaugurate a new president – a momentous occasion in any context, but one that takes on particular significance as it... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/the-healing-potential-of-the-nonprofit-sector) Topics: [Board Diversity & Inclusivity](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-diversity-inclusivity), [Advocacy](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/advocacy), [Current Events](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/current-events), [Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/diversity-inclusion-and-equity) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/For%20Nonprofits%2c%20Uncertainty%20Equals%20Opportunity%20(sponsored%20blog)%20image.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/for-nonprofits-uncertainty-equals-opportunity) ## [For Nonprofits, Uncertainty Equals Opportunity](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/for-nonprofits-uncertainty-equals-opportunity) Posted by [Matt Brown](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/matt-brown) on Dec 8, 2020, 12:15:00 PM At the risk of beginning this post with a completely unoriginal and obvious point, the country is currently experiencing a level of cultural, political, and economic turmoil not seen in many decades. In fact, I would argue that today’s combination of a worldwide pandemic, political unrest, and... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/for-nonprofits-uncertainty-equals-opportunity) Topics: [strategic planning](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/strategic-planning), [Fundraising](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/fundraising) [![Image by Tim Mossholder, door labeled ](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/tim-mossholder-zM9A6RTWUPE-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/facing-the-challenge-of-racial-inequity-or-avoiding-it) ## [Facing the Challenge of Racial Inequity — or Avoiding It](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/facing-the-challenge-of-racial-inequity-or-avoiding-it) Posted by [Jim Taylor](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/jim-taylor) on Oct 30, 2020, 10:30:00 AM There’s an old saying that every great victory is the result of many smaller victories that went unnoticed. As we undertake our individual and organizational racial equity journeys, I would suggest we slightly modify this adage. I think it's essential that we do notice the small victories –... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/facing-the-challenge-of-racial-inequity-or-avoiding-it) Topics: [Board Diversity & Inclusivity](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-diversity-inclusivity), [Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/diversity-inclusion-and-equity) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/Trower%20Blog%20Governing%20in%20and%20through%20a%20Pandemic.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/recruiting-for-board-diversity-with-respect-0) ## [Governing in and through a Pandemic](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/recruiting-for-board-diversity-with-respect-0) Posted by [Cathy A. Trower and Peter D. Eckel](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/cathy-a-trower-and-peter-d-eckel) on Oct 27, 2020, 11:15:00 AM *Adapted from article which appeared in AGB, Trusteeship, (28) 5, Sept-Oct 2020* Boards find themselves facing a host of challenges as they work to fulfill their fiduciary roles in the pandemic. But the challenges of the pandemic may provide opportunities to evolve governance in ways beneficial for... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/recruiting-for-board-diversity-with-respect-0) Topics: [Roles and Responsibilities](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/roles-and-responsibilities), [COVID-19](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/covid-19), [Virtual Meetings](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/virtual-meetings) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/daniel-mccullough-80VTQEkRh1c-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/recruiting-for-board-diversity-with-respect) ## [Recruiting for Board Diversity — Without Disrespecting People of Color](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/recruiting-for-board-diversity-with-respect) Posted by [Jim Taylor](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/jim-taylor) on Aug 31, 2020, 2:22:19 PM As a Black man who has worked with or for nonprofits for most of my career, I’ve become very familiar with how nonprofit boards recruit for board diversity; by my count, I have been actively recruited by the boards of 13 organizations.  I can divide 11 of these 13 board recruitment experiences... 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