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Board Portal Best Practices: How to Avoid a Conflict of Interest
By Dustin McKissen, January 19, 2018
A conflict of interest can devastate your board of directors and your entire organization...
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By BoardPaq, January 12, 2018
Conflicts of Interest - Summary Q&A...
READ MOREThe Number One Thing Regulators Wish All Nonprofits Would Do Better
By Dustin McKissen, March 16, 2017
In a recent article for The Nonprofit Times, attorneys Tracy L. Boak and Karen I. Wu shared the five things regulators (including the IRS and state officials) believe nonprofits need to improve...
READ MOREDeath and Taxes: What Nonprofits Need for their 990 Filing
By Dustin McKissen, December 29, 2016
It’s the end of the year, and for nonprofits that means tax time...
READ MOREUsing a Board Portal to Provide the Transparency Your Constitutents Demand
By Dustin McKissen, October 21, 2016
In this day and age, not much remains hidden...
READ MORE2 Things Your Board Should (and Should Not) Be Focusing On Right Now
By Dustin McKissen, April 05, 2016
Whether your nonprofit is a credit union, community bank, trade association, or small charity, the reality is the members of your board of directors have a limited amount of time and energy...
READ MOREWhat Should Your Board Do About a Conflict of Interest?
By Dustin McKissen, March 22, 2016
You have a board member who declares that he or she has a conflict of interest. What’s the first thing you should do...
READ MOREHow a Board Portal Can Improve Your Minutes
By Dustin McKissen, March 08, 2016
The minutes created from a meeting of your Board of Directors are like the timing belt in a car: often unnoticed and forgotten, unless something goes very, very wrong...
READ MORE5 Things Every Credit Union Board Should Know (Including How to Make the Most of a Board Portal)
By Dustin McKissen, February 23, 2016
While the number of credit unions is declining, the size of credit unions—and the important role these institutions play in the economy—is increasing...
READ MOREBoard Portals and a Director’s Personal Liability
By Dustin McKissen, February 16, 2016
Most boards of directors believe that their personal liability is limited, so long as they do not willfully engage in any misconduct and the organization has directors and officers (D&O) insurance...
READ MORECan a Board Portal Keep You in Compliance and Out of Governance Jail?
By Dustin McKissen, February 09, 2016
One of the biggest challenges I’ve ever faced as a consultant came due to a lack of record keeping on the part of a trade association...
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