Like our board portal and customer service, we hold giving back, and our positive impact on the world, to the highest of standards...

Efficient board meetings require teamwork and a board portal to promote collaboration...

Preparing for a board meeting takes a significant amount of time - often, much more time and attention than the actual meeting - rsvp, notifications, side-by-side, eSignature, document approval all he...

Giving back is EVERYWHERE these days...

When you use BoardPaq to switch to paperless board meetings, you can dramatically reduce the amount of paper waste your business generates. However, this is not the only environmental benefit...

A month seems to disappear as fast as it came. Before you know it, it’s time for your next board meeting....

Board meetings— a necessary component of a well-run organization or company...

BoardPaq is proud to announce its inclusion on the prestigious Inc. 5000 list for the second year in a row...

Your organization has a strategy, whether your board of directors knows it or not...

Effective governance is the core responsibility of any board of directors...

For your organization to thrive, your board of directors needs a consistent infusion of fresh ideas and new perspectives...

A conflict of interest can devastate your board of directors and your entire organization...

Conflicts of Interest - Summary Q&A...

The minutes from your board meetings are an important record of the decisions your directors make. Meeting minutes are also a great resource ...

An engaged board is an effective board, and an effective board is a requirement if your organization is going to meet the goals it set forth in your strategic plan...

Many small nonprofits and mission-driven organizations are still using technology that limits their ability to maximize their impact...

BoardPaq, the board portal of choice for more than 1,000 organizations, is proud to announce its inclusion on the prestigious Inc. 5000, coming in at #1131 on the publication’s list...

The lone hero saving the day makes a pretty good story....

Imagine the scenario: A board of directors talks about attracting new customers...

Without a doubt, working with a board of directors comes with challenges...

The first board of directors I ever worked for faced—and overcame—one of the biggest challenges ...

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...

The start of a new year is a time to make resolutions...

It’s the end of the year, and for nonprofits that means tax time...

If you took Economics 101, you’ll probably remember two things your professor taught you...

2016 is almost over, and it’s not too soon to start thinking about what your organization needs to accomplish in 2017...

Serving on a board of directors is not easy. It’s a test of your leadership, patience, and resolve...

Assessing a board of directors is one of the most beneficial and most important leadership and governance tasks...

How much should a nonprofit spend on overhead? Conventional wisdom, years of literature, donor/member expectations, and the media have all...

Every nonprofit executive has been there. A well-liked, well-respected member of your board of directors proposes a program or initiative...

Whether you are a credit union or community bank, a trade association or a rural electric co-operative, your organization needs a strategy...

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...

You have a board member who declares that he or she has a conflict of interest. What’s the first thing you should do...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Challenges with capacity building, a lack of technology, and limited resources. Google the phrase “nonprofit challenges” and you’ll come across a wide variety of reports, articles, and presentations...

One of the most discussed concepts in governance over the last few years has been the notion of a “high-performing board”...

You are the CEO or Executive Director of a nonprofit. You recently elected new board members, and have scheduled a meeting with an incoming director...

Six months after I started my career as a trade association executive I was sitting in a meeting of our board of directors when one board member brought up an idea that no one had thought of before...

I’ve worked with boards of directors for most of my career, and a couple of board interactions are particularly memorable...

A Board of Directors exists to do a few things, including provide accountability to an organization, bring outside leadership and experience, and help develop and implement a strategic plan...

Anyone who has worked for a board of directors knows the signs of a disengaged board member. Their attendance starts to wane until he or she is practically a guaranteed no-show...

My first experience working for a Board of Directors occurred when I joined a dynamic, vibrant, and growing trade association...

When I was a little kid, I wanted to be Robin (as in, a sidekick to Batman). Most people don’t dream of being a sidekick...