Governance4Good

Brilliant!

MEASURING IS GOOD, BUT NOT THE END ALL I started in the nonprofit sector almost 13 years ago after a 25+ year career in the governmental and business sectors. It was a challenging transition. In 2006, when I came to St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, the nonprofit sector was becoming more focused on the fact that many organizations, especially...

We are honored and grateful to have served a wide array of clients this year. We thank them for their business and commend them for investing in their capacity to govern, lead, train, and manage well.

Honored to have been a presenter at the Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics' annual conference this week. Great spending time with Melissa Maguire, IAFCC's outstanding Executive Director, and Dr. Julie Darnell, IAFCC Board member and Conference Committee Chair, not to mention America's preeminent researcher on the free and charitable clinic sector.

Pleased to be planning future strategy and direction with the dedicated board and staff of Houston County Volunteer Medical Clinic in Warner Robins, Georgia.

Loved working with this dedicated group of Board members and the Executive Director of the Vermont Coalition of Clinics for the Uninsured yesterday.

Great to see one of our clients featured on the Megyn Kelly show. So proud we could be a part of helping Kassy form her nonprofit organization, develop her Board, obtain their 501c3 status, and get them off to a good start organizationally. Kassy is a force of nature, with a powerful message of love and community for these turbulent times.

How an officer’s widow is using her grief to spread love In 2015, Kassy Alia of South Carolina was a 28-year-old wife to a police officer, Greg, and mother to a 6-month-old son. Then, her world was torn apart when her husband was killed in the line of duty. Now, Alia is paying tribute to his memory, using her Heroes in Blue campaign to create unity betwee...

Great seeing old friends and making new connections this week. Outstanding conference so far, NAFCC!

Kicking off the NAFC 2018 Charitable Health Care Symposium with our Keynote Speaker Vu Le from nonprofitaf.com

Finally, some research data to prove what we've known for a good while. There is a negative correlation between low overhead and efficiency in the nonprofit sector. In other words, low overhead ratio (expenses for admin + fundraising compared to program services) is a good predictor of less efficiency and therefore less productivity.

About Nonprofit Waste, Overhead, and Financial Subservience Focus on overhead has been a significant thorn in the side of the nonprofit sector for more than a generation. Pressure to reduce expenditures has left nonprofits frustrated and discouraged.

Excellent article on an important question every nonprofit board must answer.

Who “Owns” Your Nonprofit? This NPQ classic discusses in a practical but unusual way a question every board of directors should be able to ask and answer.

Enjoying teaching high performing governance to the board of this outstanding organization that provides vision and hearing services to those in need.

In Sarasota today to work with this wonderful cause that supports families with children that have brain cancer.

The Payton Wright Foundation The Payton Wright Foundation Financially assists families who have a child being treated for cancer of the brain or spinal cord.. www.paytonwright.org

Check out our original article in LinkedIn. "It is high time that we re-consider this dubious practice." "Simply put, it's a classic case of the tail wagging the dog." We welcome your review and comments.

Why charities should stop filing extensions for their Form 990 Around this time every year, an unfortunate ritual occurs in the nonprofit sector. Countless charities file Form 8868 to extend the time they may take