Posts in 'Roles and Responsibilities'

Board's Role in Fiscal Oversight

Make sure your board understands their role, responsibilities, and key questions to ask with this helpful overview.

Board's Role in CEO Compensation

This resource from Nathan Wechsler & Company looks at which factors you need to take into consideration when determining reasonable compensation for...

The Practitioner’s Guide to Governance as Leadership: Building High-Performing Nonprofit Boards

“A stimulating and thought-provoking read, The Practitioner’s Guide to Governance as Leadership challenges readers to consider the psycho-social...

Financial Literacy for Nonprofit Boards

Financial literacy is about more than being able to read financial reports without breaking a sweat and adopt budgets that will serve nonprofits well...

When in Crisis, What Should Boards Do?

This article from Nonprofit Quarterly offers suggestions for board members facing a crisis.

Distinguishing a Board’s Steering and Rowing Work

As described in the book Governance as Leadership: Reframing the Work of Nonprofit Boards, to govern comprehensively, boards work in three modes...

Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards

What are the basic responsibilities of nonprofit boards? This list from BoardSource offers a quick easy reference that you can use in your boardroom.

Board's Role in Finance

Kirk Leoni, CPA, discusses the role that each board member should play in overseeing a nonprofit's finances.

Here We Go Again: The Cyclical Nature of Board Behavior

An examination of the cyclical nature of board behavior, it's various stages, and what they mean for the organization.

The Board's Role in Onboarding and Supporting a New CEO

This article from Bridgespan explores the board's role in onboaring a new CEO.