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Scout Law

Posted by Deborah Davidson on Jul 20, 2012 12:54:53 PM

By Deborah Davidson, vice president, governance education and research

“A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.”

Thus reads the Scout Law, the code that defines the Boy Scouts of America. Note that the first...

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Board Whispers

Posted by Deborah Davidson on Jun 19, 2012 1:49:05 PM

by Deborah Davidson, vice president of governance education and research

We don’t usually comment on university board situations, since our sister organization, the Association of Governing Boards, is the expert in university boards. But the evolving situation at the University of Virginia is just...

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Musing on the Matrix

Posted by BdS ITAdmin on Jun 13, 2012 3:08:26 PM

By Linda Crompton, BoardSource president & CEO

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What's In a Name?

Posted by Deborah Davidson on Jun 5, 2012 4:59:38 PM

By Deborah Davidson, vice president of governance education and research

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Out of Fashion?

Posted by Deborah Davidson on May 17, 2012 10:35:49 AM

by Deborah Davidson, vice president of governance education and research

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The Rest of the Story

Posted by Deborah Davidson on Apr 24, 2012 10:10:53 AM

By Deborah Davidson, vice president of governance education and research

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The Carrot or the Stick?

Posted by Andy Davis on Mar 8, 2012 4:25:40 PM

by Andy Davis, director of training

As you may or may not be aware, BoardSource recently launched a new online training program for nonprofit board members leading to The Certificate of Nonprofit Board Education. This six-part webinar series is designed to more or less match in both scope and...

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Passion vs. Competency

Posted by David Styers on Mar 2, 2012 12:02:45 PM

By David Styers, director of member education and engagement; senior governance consultant

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Does Size Matter?

Posted by BdS ITAdmin on Feb 13, 2012 10:32:31 AM

By Linda Crompton, CEO

Recently, someone asked me, “What is the Number 1 question you get asked at BoardSource?” That was easy to answer: “What is the ideal number of board members we should have for an effective board?”

I am always a little bit depressed by this question, suggesting as it does a...

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Are you talking about Susan G. Komen?

Posted by BoardSource on Feb 3, 2012 11:56:01 AM

By Rita Santelli, vice president of marketing and communications

If your organization is anything like BoardSource, the news stories about Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Planned Parenthood have been a major topic of conversation the past few days. Throughout our hallways, women – as well as men –...

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