--- title: BoardSource Blog - The Leader in Nonprofit Board Governance | Leading with Intent description: Leading with Intent | 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) [![Looking in large windows of meeting room with board meeting taking place](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/blog-foundations-window.png)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/an-important-window-into-the-foundation-boardroom) ## [An Important Window into the Foundation Boardroom](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/an-important-window-into-the-foundation-boardroom) Posted by [Anne Wallestad, Former President & CEO, BoardSource](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/anne-wallestad-president-ceo-boardsource) on May 16, 2019, 12:09:03 PM *What are some of the challenges that can emerge when trying to build a strong board–staff partnership? And what is the state of this important partnership at foundations? These are some of the questions Anne Wallestad addresses in a post appearing on The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP)...* [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/an-important-window-into-the-foundation-boardroom) Topics: [Leading with Intent](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/leading-with-intent), [Foundations](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/foundations), [board-chief executive partnership](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-chief-executive-partnership) [![LWI-header](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/LWI-header.png)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/leading-with-intent-your-participation-matters) ## [Leading with Intent: Your Participation Matters!](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/leading-with-intent-your-participation-matters) Posted by [Jenifer Gager Holland and Jim Taylor](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/jenifer-gager-holland-and-jim-taylor) on Apr 24, 2019, 1:27:07 PM [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/leading-with-intent-your-participation-matters) Topics: [Leading with Intent](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/leading-with-intent) [![The Importance of Diversity](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/blog_photos/Diversity-post.png)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/the-importance-of-diversity-and-inclusion-a-call-to-action-for-community-foundations) ## [The Importance of Diversity (and Inclusion): A Call to Action for Community Foundations](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/the-importance-of-diversity-and-inclusion-a-call-to-action-for-community-foundations) Posted by [Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker and Alice Jacobs](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/clotilde-perez-bode-dedecker-and-alice-jacobs) on Aug 2, 2018, 1:15:00 PM *This blog post is the fourth in a series written by foundation leaders in response to a 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/?__hstc=98438528.2886ab1a885d5db8c0bdfdeea3b8695b.1496150546160.1528992811030.1528997078241.1193&__hssc=98438528.2.1528997078241&__hsfp=1881032846)* *This report is an effort to better understand the particular...* [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/the-importance-of-diversity-and-inclusion-a-call-to-action-for-community-foundations) Topics: [Board Diversity & Inclusivity](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-diversity-inclusivity), [Leading with Intent](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/leading-with-intent) [![different-way-blog.png](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/blog_photos/different-way-blog.png)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/foundation-board-diversity-five-things-we-can-do-to-break-from-the-current-reality) ## [Foundation Board Diversity: Five Things We Can Do to Break from the Current Reality](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/foundation-board-diversity-five-things-we-can-do-to-break-from-the-current-reality) Posted by [Kevin Walker](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/kevin-walker) on Mar 21, 2018, 11:15:44 AM *This blog post is the third 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/?__hstc=98438528.2886ab1a885d5db8c0bdfdeea3b8695b.1496150546160.1521554058543.1521554129462.852&__hssc=98438528.3.1521554129462&__hsfp=3105170175) This report is an effort to better understand the...* [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/foundation-board-diversity-five-things-we-can-do-to-break-from-the-current-reality) Topics: [Board Diversity & Inclusivity](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-diversity-inclusivity), [Leading with Intent: A National Index of Nonprofit](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/leading-with-intent-a-national-index-of-nonprofit-), [Leading with Intent](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/leading-with-intent), [Family Foundations](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/family-foundations) [![diversify.png](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/blog_photos/diversify.png)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/you-can-diversify-if-you-want-to) ## [You Can Diversify If You Want To](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/you-can-diversify-if-you-want-to) Posted by [Sherece Y. West-Scantlebury, Ph.D.](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/sherece-y-west-scantlebury-ph-d) on Mar 6, 2018, 2:00:00 PM *This blog post is the second 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/you-can-diversify-if-you-want-to) Topics: [Board Diversity & Inclusivity](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-diversity-inclusivity), [Leading with Intent](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/leading-with-intent), [Foundations](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/foundations), [Family Foundations](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/family-foundations) [![LWI-diversity-blog.png](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/LWI-diversity-blog.png)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/lets-stop-just-talking-about-nonprofit-board-diversity) ## [Let’s Stop (Just) Talking about Nonprofit Board Diversity.](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/lets-stop-just-talking-about-nonprofit-board-diversity) Posted by [Anne Wallestad, Former President & CEO, BoardSource](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/anne-wallestad-president-ceo-boardsource) on Sep 6, 2017, 4:29:58 PM Earlier today, BoardSource released [*Leading with Intent*](http://www.leadingwithintent.org), our biennial study of nonprofit board composition, culture, and performance. The study reveals much about what’s happening within nonprofit boards today. And while there are some encouraging trends worth highlighting — most notably a... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/lets-stop-just-talking-about-nonprofit-board-diversity) Topics: [Board Diversity & Inclusivity](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-diversity-inclusivity), [Leading with Intent](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/leading-with-intent), [Assessment](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/assessment) [![](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... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/leadingwithintent2017) Topics: [Roles and Responsibilities](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/roles-and-responsibilities), [Board Best Practices](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-best-practices), [Board Diversity & Inclusivity](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-diversity-inclusivity), [The Board’s Role in Advocacy](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/the-boards-role-in-advocacy), [Leading with Intent](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/leading-with-intent), [Advocacy](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/advocacy), [Assessment](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/assessment) ## [Leading with Intent Comes of Age: A glimpse at what 21 years of change in nonprofit governance looks like](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/leading-with-intent-comes-of-age-a-glimpse-at-what-21-years-of-change-in-nonprofit-governance-looks-like) Posted by [Chris Thompson, Ph. D., former director of research and evaluation, BoardSource](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/chris-thompson-ph-d-director-of-research-and-evaluation-boardsource) on May 10, 2016, 12:07:59 PM In 1994, Amazon was launched, the infamous Lorena Bobbitt went on trial and was found temporarily insane, Michael Jackson married Elvis’s daughter, and Howard Stern ran for governor of New York. Given such momentous cultural milestones, it is hardly surprising that the first-ever BoardSource... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/leading-with-intent-comes-of-age-a-glimpse-at-what-21-years-of-change-in-nonprofit-governance-looks-like) Topics: [Leading with Intent](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/leading-with-intent) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/blog_photos/LWI_post_image.png)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/economy-continues-to-dominate-concerns-of-nonprofit-leaders-in-2016) ## [Economy Continues to Dominate Concerns of Nonprofit Leaders in 2016](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/economy-continues-to-dominate-concerns-of-nonprofit-leaders-in-2016) Posted by [Chris Thompson, Ph. D., former director of research and evaluation, BoardSource](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/chris-thompson-ph-d-director-of-research-and-evaluation-boardsource) on Mar 10, 2016, 9:54:43 AM Which general areas do you think will, or should, concern nonprofit boards the most in 2016? In a “pulse” survey recently conducted by BoardSource and the *Nonprofit Quarterly*, “General economic uncertainty, increased volatility, and shocks” was identified as the main concern. This issue was one of... 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