Maintaining proper volunteer staffing is an ongoing challenge for associations and nonprofits. You need people with skills, passion, and time to give, all at a time when we all seem to be busier than ever [...]
As they deal with the month-to-month issues of running an association or non-profit organization, many boards fail to pay enough attention to one of the most important aspects of governance: their own makeup and procedures. [...]
Though America is more diverse by the day, the state of association and nonprofit boards is somewhat monochrome. Recent surveys by the nonprofit consulting group BoardSource found that only 22% of boards included people of [...]
Of all the challenges involved in maintaining a strong association board, one of the toughest is recruiting new members. Fortunately, a few smart practices and proper planning can go a long way. Let’s look at [...]
If you serve on the board of directors of an association or nonprofit agency, it’s a sure bet you believe in the mission of your organization and want it to thrive. A thriving association is [...]
In the United States alone, the death toll from Covid has reached one million. But we’re also seeing a reduction in cases, and some indication that the light at the end of the tunnel is [...]
Every association and nonprofit organization has important work to carry out on a weekly or daily basis, which means you need paid staff or volunteers to carry out those tasks. But this often leads to [...]
In a sense, passion is what makes the nonprofit and association world go around. Each nonprofit organization exists because of a passionate desire to change the world in some way. For associations, passion is what [...]
When you lead an association or other nonprofit, you may have to depend on volunteers, maintain high overhead staffing and offices, or some combination of both. You may have heard that an Association Management Company, [...]
If you serve on the board or leadership staff of a nonprofit organization, you may have heard the term “Association Management Company” or “AMC.” You may have even had AMC’s recommended to you as a [...]
