PODCAST: Getting the Most From Your Non-profit Board
Eugene Fram was a guest on Tony Martignetti’s Nonprofit Radio last month, and in his interview he provided some great tips for non-profit boards. He is professor emeritus at Rochester Institute of Technology and author of “Going For Impact: The Nonprofit Director’s Essential Guidebook.” Here’s a summary of his suggestions:
◾strive for excellence; your board & CEO should avoid mediocrity
◾avoid excess deference to CEO, board chair & major donor board members
◾be explicit about board members’ responsibilities & expectations, don’t turn it into into legalese
◾bad news must rise to management & the board
◾have a vibrant recruiting process, don’t dumb it down
◾your board’s most important job is hiring and overviewing the CEO and developing robust assessment processes
◾develop high levels of trust between Board-Management-Staff
◾understand the big differences between outcome and impact.
◾and so much more, listen to FULL PODCAST here!
