Board Café
Finding the Right Nonprofit Board to Join
Questions to ask yourself before seeking a board, and then how to find the right next opportunity for making a difference.
Meaningful Budget Work by the Board
The board has some important perspectives to bring to the discussion of the budget. Here some questions that take advantage of the board’s diverse community perspectives and the finance staff’s knowledge and skill.
Five Tips for Better Board Packets
Packets can give more than information, if done right, they can improve board confidence in the staff and in the board-staff relationship.
How Much to Pay the Executive Director?
Nonprofit board members are often puzzled when it comes to setting the salary of the executive director. Some legal and practical guidelines.
Golden Rule of Board Resignations
The Golden Rule of Board Resignations: When you resign, do it the way you would like others to resign. Whatever your reason, resign right.
Board Terms: 1 Year – 3 Years – 2 Years
Blue Avocado discusses unusual board terms with Jeanetta Issa, CEO of Child Abuse Prevention in Kansas City.
Who is Responsible for the Board Doing a Good Job?
Despite the importance of the nonprofit board, there’s strikingly little clarity about who is responsible for its performance.
Recruiting for Board Diversity: Part 3 in Diversity Series
Part 3 in Blue Avocado’s series on diversity offers specific, practical tips for recruiting people “unlike ourselves” for nonprofit boards.
A Board Member “Contract”
One way to be sure that each person on the board is clear on his or her responsibilities is to adopt a board member contract.
Critical Path for the Board
A powerful approach to determining your board’s agenda and work for the year.