Boards should think carefully about the few financial indicators that tell them about the agency’s financial condition. Read More

The Penn State scandal provides lessons for all nonprofit boards. Read More

For-profit trustees often don't bring the same emphasis on strategic planning they hold for their organizations when they join non-profit boards, but self-assessment is just as vital. Read More

Nonprofit organizations can improve their public images by paying attention to these four areas. Read More

This column describes three tactics to help nonprofit board directors prevent government underfunding and the resulting exploitation of their services. Read More

Carolyn Woo and Tom Harvey traveled to a conference held in Kampali, Uganda in June as part of a team providing guidance to a group of bishops seeking to unite the African Church. Read More

Individual accountability is key to high-quality decision making by nonprofit board trustees. But in practice, measuring the board's performance -- both as a whole and in terms of individual members -- is often not carried out. Read More

This article considers why the language nonprofit human service organizations use to describe the individuals who serve on their boards of directors is significant. Read More

The Chonicle of Philanthropy recently published a report about the salary levels of nonprofit CEOs that suggests they have been compensated generously even while their organizations have suffered decreased donations. But the report took a too-narrow view to accurately portray the real picture. Read More