{"title":"Draw on board members' connections to advocate for your organization","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ban.31806","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ban.31806","url":null,"abstract":"<p>If your organization has been caught up in the chaos following the Trump administration's recent grant terminations and funding clawbacks, you might have a resource for fighting such reversals—your board.</p>","PeriodicalId":100192,"journal":{"name":"Board & Administrator for Administrators Only","volume":"41 9","pages":"7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143793381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Funding fights highlight need for contingency planning","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ban.31807","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ban.31807","url":null,"abstract":"<p>If there's one thing that the Trump administration's recent grant cancellations and rescissions have shown us, it's that nothing is a sure thing. While the legal status of these moves is still being challenged in court, the disruption—even if it's short term—shines a spotlight on the need to have contingency plans in place that offer guidance for the worst-case scenarios you could even think up.</p>","PeriodicalId":100192,"journal":{"name":"Board & Administrator for Administrators Only","volume":"41 9","pages":"7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143793731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Consider pros and cons of supermajority voting for boards","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ban.31799","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ban.31799","url":null,"abstract":"<p>While most nonprofit boards operate on a simple majority voting system—50%-plus-1—there are other approaches that warrant investigation under some circumstances, experts say.</p>","PeriodicalId":100192,"journal":{"name":"Board & Administrator for Administrators Only","volume":"41 9","pages":"2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143793734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Leverage board assessments to keep tabs on performance, engagement levels","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ban.31800","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ban.31800","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Most experts agree that having an engaged board of directors is crucial for nonprofits' success. However, despite the importance of engagement, few organizations put much effort into formally measuring this metric—which is a key in ensuring that things are on the right track.</p>","PeriodicalId":100192,"journal":{"name":"Board & Administrator for Administrators Only","volume":"41 9","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143793608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fraud Risks in Nonprofit Organizations: Learning from Real-Life Case Studies","authors":"Sly Atayee, Cynthia Rowland","doi":"10.1002/ban.31798","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ban.31798","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The <i>Washington Post</i> (2013) found that one-sixth of all embezzlement cases in the United States involve nonprofit and religious organizations, ranking just behind the financial sector. This statistic is jarring but not entirely surprising to those in the exempt industry who know nonprofit organizations can be especially vulnerable to fraud risks. Unlike for-profit businesses that usually operate under more rigid financial oversight, nonprofits are often laser-focused on their missions and that can lead to less attention on building internal controls. This can create an environment where financial irregularities may go unnoticed for extended periods, increasing the amount of potential losses.</p>","PeriodicalId":100192,"journal":{"name":"Board & Administrator for Administrators Only","volume":"41 9","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143793730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Paper vs. online board surveys: both offer advantages and risks","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ban.31808","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ban.31808","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Governance experts widely agree that regular nonprofit board performance assessments are key to identifying areas ripe for improvement. While there are differing opinions regarding how—and how frequently—such assessments should be conducted, there's little disagreement about how important they are for ensuring board performance is in line with the organization's goals and governance best practices more generally.</p>","PeriodicalId":100192,"journal":{"name":"Board & Administrator for Administrators Only","volume":"41 9","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143793732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Explore new ways to show thanks for your board's efforts","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ban.31801","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ban.31801","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Nonprofit board members undoubtedly go out of their way to expend their own, time, money and energy to help the organization in its mission. Unfortunately, many nonprofits fail to routinely recognize and show appreciation for those efforts, experts say—which can lower morale and deplete engagement levels among board members.</p>","PeriodicalId":100192,"journal":{"name":"Board & Administrator for Administrators Only","volume":"41 9","pages":"5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143793609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Policy governance conference slated for June 19–21","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ban.31805","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ban.31805","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100192,"journal":{"name":"Board & Administrator for Administrators Only","volume":"41 9","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143793733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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