Connection Is the Strategy

Connection Is the Strategy

There are very few nonprofits that can go it alone. Most of the field must rely on one another.  Because of this, the most critical organizational currency is relationships: how we relate to our people, partners, and most importantly, how we connect with those we...
Executive Director/Board Chair Collaboration

Executive Director/Board Chair Collaboration

The key to a successful board of directors is healthy collaboration between the board chair and the organization’s executive director. It sets the tone for how the board and staff work together by empowering the board to focus on governance while staff concentrate on...

Board/Staff Decision-Making Matrix

This decision matrix tool is designed to help clarify and delineate the roles and responsibilities between a nonprofit board of directors and the executive director or staff. By identifying who is responsible, accountable, consulted, or informed in key organizational...