by Jeff Smith | Apr 6, 2026 | Board Governance
BoardSource’s 2023 Leading with Intent report found that more than a third of nonprofit organizations have not formally defined what their board’s composition should look like. They’ve never sat down and identified the mix of expertise,...
by Jeff Smith | Mar 25, 2026 | Board Governance, Nonprofit Strategy
When a nonprofit board loses an executive director, there’s a common instinct: pull up the old job description, update a few lines, and start circulating it. It makes sense. The job description already exists, and the board is anxious to get the search moving....
by Jeff Smith | Mar 11, 2026 | Board Governance
Someone just asked you to join a nonprofit board. It’s flattering, and your instinct might be to say yes right away. But nonprofit board service is a real commitment, and it’s worth slowing down and asking a few questions before you agree to anything....
