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Board Portal Best Practices: Preparing as a Team
By Allix Beckmann, June 25, 2019
Efficient board meetings require teamwork and a board portal to promote collaboration...
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By Allix Beckmann, April 18, 2019
How to equip board members to carry out all their board responsibilities both during and between meetings...
READ MOREEliminating the Mundane Meeting— How A Board Portal Can Help
By Allix Beckmann, February 18, 2019
Board meetings— a necessary component of a well-run organization or company...
READ MOREBoard Portal Best Practices: Developing and Implementing a Strategic Plan
By Dustin McKissen, July 08, 2018
Your organization has a strategy, whether your board of directors knows it or not...
READ MOREBoard Portal Best Practices: Term Limits
By Dustin McKissen, March 02, 2018
For your organization to thrive, your board of directors needs a consistent infusion of fresh ideas and new perspectives...
READ MOREBoard Portal Best Practices: How to Avoid a Conflict of Interest
By Dustin McKissen, January 19, 2018
A conflict of interest can devastate your board of directors and your entire organization...
READ MOREMinutes That Matter for your Board of Directors
By BoardPaq, December 04, 2017
Minutes should reflect all the decisions that are made, all the actions that are taken and at a minimum they should keep track of the most important discussions that happen within your board meeting....
READ MORE7 Strategies to Create an Engaged Board
By BoardPaq, October 23, 2017
Advice on keeping board members engaged whether they have just joined or have been involved for a long time...
READ MOREStrategic Management in Your Organization Starts with Your Directors (and is Helped by a Board Portal)
By Dustin McKissen, September 26, 2017
When the leaders of your organization sit down to talk strategy, where does that discussion usually begin?...
READ MOREWhy Do You Need a Board Portal? Because Your Board Will Change, but Your Mission Won’t.
By Dustin McKissen, September 22, 2017
Five years from now, there’s a good chance that your entire board of directors will be different than it is today...
READ MOREThere is No “I” in Team: Why a Board of Directors Still Matters
By Dustin McKissen, August 09, 2017
The lone hero saving the day makes a pretty good story....
READ MOREWhat Do You Do When There is Serious Conflict Between Board Members?
By Dustin McKissen, June 23, 2017
True story: I once worked for a trade association where one board member physically confronted ...
READ MOREWhy a Diverse Board of Directors is a Better Board of Directors
By Dustin McKissen, June 12, 2017
Imagine the scenario: A board of directors talks about attracting new customers...
READ MOREI Must be Crazy. I Actually Enjoy Working With a Board of Directors.
By Dustin McKissen, May 19, 2017
Without a doubt, working with a board of directors comes with challenges...
READ MOREHow You Can Use a Board Portal to Better Prepare Your Directors
By Dustin McKissen, May 10, 2017
Working on a submarine is very different from commanding a submarine....
READ MOREHow a Board Portal Can Help You Be More Efficient With Your Directors Time
By Dustin McKissen, April 20, 2017
The first board of directors I ever worked for faced—and overcame—one of the biggest challenges ...
READ MOREThree Ways an Association Can Increase Its Momentum
By Dustin McKissen, February 14, 2017
In any association, good ideas are never in short supply...
READ MORESuccession Planning Made Easier with a Board Portal
By Dustin McKissen, January 16, 2017
The start of a new year is a time to make resolutions...
READ MOREDeath and Taxes: What Nonprofits Need for their 990 Filing
By Dustin McKissen, December 29, 2016
It’s the end of the year, and for nonprofits that means tax time...
READ MOREIt’s Almost 2017, and Here’s What Your Organization Needs to Do—and Not Do—in the Coming Year
By Dustin McKissen, November 08, 2016
2016 is almost over, and it’s not too soon to start thinking about what your organization needs to accomplish in 2017...
READ MOREWhat’s Your School Board’s Next Strategic Challenge?
By Dustin McKissen, October 07, 2016
Everyone knows that school boards face big challenges...
READ MORE3 Ways to Build a Strong Board/Staff Relationship (One Way? Use a Board Portal.)
By Dustin McKissen, September 09, 2016
Serving on a board of directors is not easy. It’s a test of your leadership, patience, and resolve...
READ MOREStart Re-engaging Your Board by Using Better Technology (Including a Board Portal)
By Dustin McKissen, December 22, 2015
A Board of Directors exists to do a few things, including provide accountability to an organization, bring outside leadership and experience, and help develop and implement a strategic plan...
READ MOREHow a Board Portal Can Help Create a More Engaged Board
By Dustin McKissen, December 15, 2015
Anyone who has worked for a board of directors knows the signs of a disengaged board member. Their attendance starts to wane until he or she is practically a guaranteed no-show...
READ MOREThe Soul Crushing Experience of Working with a Disengaged Board
By Dustin McKissen, December 08, 2015
My first experience working for a Board of Directors occurred when I joined a dynamic, vibrant, and growing trade association...
READ MOREFundraising: How to Help Your Directors get Better at Something they Hate
By Dustin McKissen, November 30, 2015
Passion for the cause. Giving back. Sharing expertise. Being recognized as a leader. People join boards for a variety of reasons...
READ MOREThree Ways Your Board Can Be Your Secret Fundraising Weapon
By Dustin McKissen, October 21, 2015
It's calendar year-end for nonprofits, and that means it's "do or die" time to raise the money needed to meet your yearly budget...
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