Is Nonprofit Board Service Worth It? Reflections from a One-Time Skeptic

Posted by BoardSource on Dec 2, 2013 1:18:52 PM

By Phillip Henderson, vice chair, BoardSource Board of Directors; president, Surdna Foundation

When I took the job as president of the Surdna Foundation in 2007, I was not surprised to be showered with flattery and pursued by people who hoped I might just write a check to support their work. What I...

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Topics: Perspectives on Board Service, Board Best Practices, New Trends & Resources

Business as Unusual

Posted by BoardSource on Nov 1, 2013 11:38:41 AM

The “Complete Capital” Approach to Board Engagement

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The Working Board: Our Forgotten Stepchild

Posted by BoardSource on Oct 30, 2013 4:12:31 PM

By Bridget Clark Whitney, executive director, Kids’ Food Basket, and Matthew Downey, program director, Nonprofit Services, Johnson Center for Philanthropy, Grand Valley State University

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Here Be Dragons

Posted by BoardSource on Oct 29, 2013 9:31:50 AM

By Heather McLeod Grant, principal/founder, McLeod-Grant Advisors, and Will Novy-Hildesley, founder and CEO, Quicksilver Foundry

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Think Money First

Posted by BoardSource on Oct 25, 2013 3:56:23 PM

By Sylia Obagi, director of operations, The Annenberg Foundation

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Taming the Social Media Beast

Posted by BoardSource on Oct 21, 2013 2:15:21 PM

By Rebecca Gordon, The Rebecca Gordon Group

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Helping Our Staff Help Our Board to Fundraise

Posted by BoardSource on Oct 9, 2013 12:14:19 PM

By Kathy Hedge, principal, Kathy Hedge Nonprofit Consulting

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Governance as a Lever

Posted by BoardSource on Oct 1, 2013 10:21:23 AM

by Susan Murphy, vice president, United Way for Southeastern Michigan

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Succession Planning & Sustainability

Posted by BoardSource on Sep 24, 2013 4:29:21 PM

By Judy Frick, Robert HB Baldwin Fellow, Communities In Schools National

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Provisions for Day One

Posted by BoardSource on Sep 19, 2013 11:44:05 AM

By Cyrus N. White — principal consultant, The South Cabin Group LLC; board chair, GraceNet, Inc.; board member, Grand Rapids Area (MN) Community Foundation; BLF 2013 speaker

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