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How Small Charities and Foundations Can Benefit from a Board Portal
By Dustin McKissen, December 08, 2018
Charities and foundations with less than $1M in gross receipts need to use their resources to focus more on programming and their mission...
READ MOREBoard Portal Best Practices: Member Retention
By Dustin McKissen, September 25, 2018
A few things your board of directors can do to help improve member retention...
READ MOREBoard Portal Best Practices: Developing and Implementing a Strategic Plan
By Dustin McKissen, July 08, 2018
Your organization has a strategy, whether your board of directors knows it or not...
READ MOREBoard Portal Best Practices: Fundraising & Your Board of Directors
By Dustin McKissen, May 07, 2018
Fundraising is essential to the success of nearly every 501(c)3...
READ MOREBoard Portal Best Practices: Governance
By Dustin McKissen, April 12, 2018
Effective governance is the core responsibility of any board of directors...
READ MOREBoard Portal Best Practices: Term Limits
By Dustin McKissen, March 02, 2018
For your organization to thrive, your board of directors needs a consistent infusion of fresh ideas and new perspectives...
READ MOREBoard Portal Best Practices: Increasing Engagement on Your Board of Directors
By Dustin McKissen, November 05, 2017
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...
READ MOREWhat Helps Nonprofits, School Boards, and Community Banks Have a Big Footprint?
By Dustin McKissen, September 25, 2017
Many small nonprofits and mission-driven organizations are still using technology that limits their ability to maximize their impact...
READ MOREWhy Do You Need a Board Portal? Because Your Board Will Change, but Your Mission Won’t.
By Dustin McKissen, September 22, 2017
Five years from now, there’s a good chance that your entire board of directors will be different than it is today...
READ MOREBoardPaq is Proud to Announce its Inclusion on the Inc. 5000
By BoardPaq, August 24, 2017
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...
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 MOREHow a Board Portal Makes Your Organization More Efficient
By Dustin McKissen, November 21, 2016
If you took Economics 101, you’ll probably remember two things your professor taught you...
READ MOREIt’s Almost 2017, and Here’s What Your Organization Needs to Do—and Not Do—in the Coming Year
By Dustin McKissen, November 08, 2016
2016 is almost over, and it’s not too soon to start thinking about what your organization needs to accomplish in 2017...
READ MORECreating a Culture of Innovation, Starting with Your School Board
By Dustin McKissen, October 14, 2016
Innovation is important to businesses, who won’t remain competitive unless they evolve, adapt, and consistently work on creating new and better products and services...
READ MOREWhat’s Your School Board’s Next Strategic Challenge?
By Dustin McKissen, October 07, 2016
Everyone knows that school boards face big challenges...
READ MOREThe iPhone and the “Board Meetings” In Between Board Meetings
By Dustin McKissen, September 22, 2016
There are two types of boards...
READ MOREConducting a SWOT Analysis Using Our Board Portal
By Dustin McKissen, August 24, 2016
At some point in the next year or two, your board of directors will suggest...
READ MOREThe First Board Portal That Gives Your District a Collaborative SWOT Analysis Tool
By Dustin McKissen, July 27, 2016
Collaboration is essential to your school board to create the best possible learning community...
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, Strategic Planning, and High Performing Boards
By Dustin McKissen, January 26, 2016
One of the most discussed concepts in governance over the last few years has been the notion of a “high-performing board”...
READ MOREOne Weird Reason Your Nonprofit Needs a Strategic Plan
By Dustin McKissen, January 19, 2016
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...
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