--- title: BoardSource Blog - The Leader in Nonprofit Board Governance | Board Best Practices description: Board Best Practices | 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) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/Content_Marketing_Images/collaboration%20for%20governance%20blog.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/why-we-need-exceptional-board-governance-more-than-ever) ## [Why We Need Exceptional Board Governance More Than Ever](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/why-we-need-exceptional-board-governance-more-than-ever) Posted by [Joy Folkedal](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/joy-folkedal) on Apr 13, 2020, 2:35:08 PM [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/why-we-need-exceptional-board-governance-more-than-ever) Topics: [Board Best Practices](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-best-practices), [board engagement](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-engagement), [COVID-19](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/covid-19) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hs-fs/file-3748458136-jpg/blog-files/blog-apples.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2016/01/05/should-your-ceo-serve-as-a-board-member/) ## [Should Your CEO Serve as a Board Member?](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2016/01/05/should-your-ceo-serve-as-a-board-member/) Posted by [Jenifer Holland](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/jenifer-holland) on Jul 19, 2019, 12:35:00 PM [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/2016/01/05/should-your-ceo-serve-as-a-board-member/) Topics: [Board Best Practices](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-best-practices), [Leading with Intent: A National Index of Nonprofit](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/leading-with-intent-a-national-index-of-nonprofit-) [![Are Nonprofit Best Practices Stupid?](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/blog_photos/dog-chasing-tail.png)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/are-nonprofit-best-practices-stupid) ## [Are Nonprofit Best Practices Stupid?](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/are-nonprofit-best-practices-stupid) Posted by [Hardy Smith](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/hardy-smith) on Nov 15, 2018, 2:04:44 PM We’ve all heard that familiar quote about continuing to do something the exact same way you’ve done it in the past yet expecting a different result. It’s like a dog chasing its tail. Is your nonprofit constantly chasing elusive solutions? 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[more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/metrics-that-matter) Topics: [Board Best Practices](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-best-practices), [Mission Impact](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/mission-impact), [oversight](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/oversight), [financial oversight](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/financial-oversight) [![time-meeting.png](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/blog_photos/time-meeting.png)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/board-time-three-keys-to-strategic-engagement) ## [Board Time: Three Keys to Strategic Engagement](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/board-time-three-keys-to-strategic-engagement) Posted by [Jim Canales](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/jim-canales) on Feb 28, 2018, 2:01:00 PM *This blog post is the first in a series written by foundation leaders in response to a new research report published by BoardSource titled  *[Foundation Board Leadership: A Closer Look at Foundation Board Responses to Leading with Intent 2017.](https://leadingwithintent.org/foundation-report/)*This report is an effort to better understand the...* [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/board-time-three-keys-to-strategic-engagement) Topics: [Board Best Practices](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-best-practices), [Leading with Intent: A National Index of Nonprofit](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/leading-with-intent-a-national-index-of-nonprofit-), [Research](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/research), [Generative Governance](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/generative-governance), [Shared Leadership](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/shared-leadership), [Foundations](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/foundations), [Family Foundations](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/family-foundations) [![blog-img-give-get.png](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/blog_photos/blog-img-give-get.png)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/phased-in-giving-a-new-trend-in-setting-the-boards-give/get-policy) ## [Phased-In Giving: A New Trend in Setting the Board's Give/Get Policy](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/phased-in-giving-a-new-trend-in-setting-the-boards-give/get-policy) Posted by [Cynthia Remec](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/cynthia-remec) on Nov 17, 2017, 11:32:33 AM As New York’s leading personalized nonprofit board matching service, [BoardAssist](https://boardassist.org/) spends a lot of time working with nonprofit boards to help them craft their nonprofit’s give/get policy — or how much board members should be asked to annually generate for the boards on which they serve. One creative... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/phased-in-giving-a-new-trend-in-setting-the-boards-give/get-policy) Topics: [Board Best Practices](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-best-practices), [Fundraising](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/fundraising) [![firecracker-blog-img.jpg](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/blog_photos/firecracker-blog-img.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/transform-the-bored-room-firecracker-facilitation-tips) ## [Transform the Bored Room: Firecracker Facilitation Tips](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/transform-the-bored-room-firecracker-facilitation-tips) Posted by [Emily Davis](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/emily-davis) on Oct 3, 2017, 3:58:02 PM *This post is one in a series of posts written by nonprofit leaders who are presenting sessions at the [2017 BoardSource Leadership Forum](https://boardsource.org/board-support/training-education/boardsource-leadership-forum-2/) taking place in Seattle, October 18-20. We hope you will be joining us there.* [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/transform-the-bored-room-firecracker-facilitation-tips) Topics: [Board Best Practices](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-best-practices), [BoardSource Leadership Forum](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/boardsource-leadership-forum), [Meetings](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/meetings), [board engagement](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-engagement) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/LWI-Header3.png)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/leadingwithintent2017) ## [Nonprofit Board Trends and Practices Revealed in Leading with Intent 2017](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/leadingwithintent2017) Posted by [Vernetta Walker Chief Governance Officer, BoardSource](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/vernetta-walker-chief-governance-officer-boardsource) on Sep 6, 2017, 11:45:31 AM Today marks the ninth release of BoardSource’s biennial study, *[Leading with Intent: A National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices](http://leadingwithintent.org/).* Formerly known as the Nonprofit Governance Index, *Leading with Intent* takes an in-depth look at the current practices and trends of nonprofit boards. The 2017 report... 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