When I first joined my condo board, I flat-out refused to be the secretary. I knew taking minutes would be a headache, so I ran for president instead. During my time as president, I worked with recording secretaries whose performance ranged from excellent to barely...
Many board meetings get sidetracked by routine updates and items that don’t need discussion. If your meetings are running long and losing focus, there’s a simple solution: the consent agenda. Used correctly, a consent agenda can help your board save time, stay on...
An effective board meeting starts with a solid agenda. Whether you’re leading a nonprofit, condo board, or association, the agenda sets the tone, keeps discussions on track, and ensures meetings are focused and productive. Here’s how to build a board meeting agenda...
Are your board meetings effective? If not, you're not alone. Many organizations struggle with poorly attended, lengthy, unproductive meetings that lack clear purpose and outcomes. It's time to transform your board meetings into effective sessions that drive results...
Are you looking for tips for buying board management software for your organization? You've come to the right place. In an era where technology drives transformation across all industries, board-led organizations like condos, HOAs, community associations, nonprofits,...
Getting organized and keeping track of your documents is easy if you have a system and ALWAYS follow it. This system consists of two parts: Document Naming Guide and Tag Library. The document naming guide and Tag Library work together. They are two sides of the same...
Are you having trouble managing passwords? It is impossible to keep track of all the passwords needed to survive our digital lives without help? Doesn’t everyone hate all of these complicated passwords? I sure do. The last time I checked, I had 10 pages of passwords....
I have attended many Annual General Meetings. Some have been very interesting mostly because they drove me nuts for the same reason, because “Kim” attended. Managing difficult people at an AGM takes practice, but take heart, the skills can be learned. Who is “Kim”?...
Effective decision-making is never easy. Every non-profit expects its board of directors to make the right decisions. Implementing a process that will help a board make good decisions is preferable to an ad-hoc process. This post details a three-step process to help...
Nonprofit organizations face challenges in meeting the demands of the director's life cycle, including onboarding, orientation, and offboarding, every year. The article provides tips for successfully onboarding new directors, providing them with an orientation, and...