Nonprofits document many final decisions but often fail to preserve the reasoning behind them. A board approves a program change. Leadership ends a partnership. Staff replace an intake procedure. A funding opportunity is declined. Months later, employees can see what...
Nonprofit boards change regularly. Terms expire, officers rotate, committee chairs leave and new members arrive with limited understanding of past decisions. The formal records may exist, but the reasoning behind those records is often scattered across meeting...
Many nonprofit delays begin with a basic question: Who has authority to approve this? The issue may involve: A purchase A new vendor A staff hire A grant expense A contract A policy exception A public statement A program change A technology request An employee expense...
New board members are often given a large collection of documents and very little help understanding how those documents fit together. The orientation packet may include: Bylaws Financial statements Strategic plans Committee descriptions Conflict-of-interest policies...
