Resources

If Board Meetings Don’t Change You, You’re Doing It Wrong

By Melanie Lockwood Herman Recently I found myself engrossed in The Power of Giving Away Power. Author Matthew Barzun offers a compelling, fresh look at a concept I’ve come to understand as servant leadership: recognizing that being someone’s boss is a privilege that affords the opportunity to influence others’ lives positively. I’m often knee-deep in … Continued

Risk and Resilience: The Board’s Role

By Melanie Lockwood Herman Recently we’ve been fielding a variety of questions about the board’s risk role. Across the board, members of nonprofit governing teams want to support the missions they admire. Board members want to help an organization: 1. weather future disruptions (think COVID-19), 2. bolster resilience, and 3. prepare to survive and thrive … Continued

What Your Board Needs to Know About Cyber Threats

By Melanie Lockwood Herman Risk is top-of-mind for many nonprofit boards these days. Board members understandably want to grasp the top risks facing an organization and have confidence that the management team is prepared to weather the downside risks it cannot avoid. And based on our work with nonprofits across a wide spectrum of missions, … Continued

What Your Board Needs to Know About Cyber Threats

By Melanie Lockwood Herman Risk is top-of-mind for many nonprofit boards these days. Board members understandably want to grasp the top risks facing an organization and have confidence that the management team is prepared to weather the downside risks it cannot avoid. And based on our work with nonprofits across a wide spectrum of missions, … Continued

Events

August 6, 2024

Napa, CA

National League of Cities – Municipal League Executive Directors and Deputies Workshop

“Inspired Governance: How to Lead and Support the Board Your League Deserves,” and “Reflections on Leadership: How to Turn Assumptions into Questions, Find the Wisdom in Conflict, and Get Comfortable with Uncertainty”

June 7, 2023

virtual

Communities In Schools

“Graceful Goodbyes: Negotiating Mission-Worthy CEO Departures”

March 10, 2023

Duluth, MN

Wequedong Lodge

Board Training: Risk Management and Governance Topics

April 16, 2019

Providence and Newport/Middletown, RI

OceanPoint Insurance Agency, Inc.

“Sensible Stewardship: Managing Governance Risks”

January 14, 2019

Colorado Springs, CO

USA Shooting

Inspired Governance: Board Orientation