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October 31, 2016 By Ben Youssef

Creating catalytic boards (and board leaders): Pipe dream or transformative potential?

What does it really take to spark the kind of leadership we need in our boards? What must happen to to prepare the leaders of those boards to shepherd that success? How do we get from where we are today to where we say we want our governing bodies to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Board Dynamics, Board Learning Tagged With: board_chairs, CTFuture, inquiry, leadership

August 31, 2016 By Ben Youssef

Inquiring nonprofit boards: Does our budget reflect our organizational priorities?

I return to Chait, Ryan and Taylor's Governance as Leadership for this week's "inquiring boards" question. It is an excellent example of fiduciary inquiry - not just tending to spreadsheets from a "do the numbers add up" perspective but really asking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Board Dynamics, Board Learning Tagged With: boards, fiduciary, inquiry, leadership, nonprofit, questions

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