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Run a Productive, Fun Nonprofit Board Meeting

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There are two things that can help A LOT here: organizational by-laws and Board member job descriptions. By-laws What do by-laws have to do with Board meetings? If your by-laws do NOT include these things, you and your Board need to make this a priority to create these policies and amend your by-laws as soon as possible.

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Embracing partnership: A promising paradigm for nonprofit governance 

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The duty of obedience mandates adherence to laws and compliance requirements for nonprofits. For instance, when boards overly prioritize routine tasks like policy development and operational management, they risk missing opportunities for innovation and could fail to address emerging challenges with a holistic perspective.

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How to: 5 Steps for hosting a successful online event

Forum One

Forum One recently supported a groundbreaking, education summit in New Mexico: "Unleashing Knowledge and Innovation for the Next Generation of Learning", convened by the Stupski Foundation , West Wind Education Policy , and the Knowledge Alliance. Murphy's Law: technology will inherently fail you when you least expect it.

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3 Topics for Medical Society Execs to Watch

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The program can be broken down into two different tracks: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Advanced Alternative Payment Models (Advanced APMs). Shawn Martin , Senior Vice President, Advocacy, Practice Advancement, and Policy, . The questions will test the knowledge and educate both contestants and audience members alike.

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Overhead: Time to Pull Our Heads Out of the Sand?

Connection Cafe

Given the longer-term ramifications of paying or not paying PILOTs, having an existing board policy based on an understanding of the issue could facilitate a more thoughtful response. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy [Working Paper]. environment, education) and sizes (e.g., grassroots, national) of nonprofit organizations. Langley, A.,

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Accessible eBooks for Equal Opportunity

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It is our collective responsibility to continue unlocking the potential of the e-book to bring equal access to knowledge and learning for all. Moreover, these accessible books are available for free, since the United States Government funds the Bookshare library to meet requirements in national disability rights and education laws.

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Notes from Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Boot Camp

Have Fun - Do Good

What kind of knowledge does the staff already possess? We need to create positive creative alternatives. There is a growing movement focusing on building the local, green economy as an alternative to the transnational corporation. City governments are increasingly passing laws to strengthen the local, green economy.