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5 Key Trends Impacting Nonprofit Governance Plus Key Questions Boards Need To Be AskingĀ 

Board Effect

Good governance for nonprofits is hard. This article outlines 5 key trends impacting governance for nonprofits and shares key questions that boards need to be asking, along with suggestions for strategies to start tackling them. Organizational Resiliency through Economic Pressures Are we prepared for sustainability of operations?

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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

Parker became President, and got 50% of the company’s equity for a $20,000 investment (equal to $315K today) and guaranteed a $200,000 line of credit (equal to $3M today). Applicants were told that ERA was doing electronics work for government and industry. Parker agreed to invest. The professional staff owned the other 50%.

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Experts share tips for mission-driven organizations on DE&I

Board Effect

Experts discuss DE&I in mission-driven organizations Each of our experts brings a unique perspective to the importance of diversity and inclusion within organizations and on governing boards. Organizations with DE&I policies have real impact. Far beyond corporate strategy; it’s about fulfilling missions effectively.

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Agio On Hedge Fund Cybersecurity And The Difficulty Of Securing Private Equity Firms

YoungUpstarts

When thinking about how to start a private equity firm or a hedge fund, security should be on the list of priorities. Both financial service institutions have to handle a lot of sensitive data as well as monetary assets, which means that hedge fund cybersecurity or private equity cybersecurity is an area that needs a lot of attention.

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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learningā€“ Explained

Steve Blank

You succeed in convincing one company and a government to adopt computers and learn to code much faster than their competitors /adversaries. These technologies will transform businesses and government agencies. It uses new words to define programming steps, job descriptions, development tools, etc. Theyā€™d steamroll everyone.

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How Venture Capitalists and Government Can Promote Entrepreneurship

David Teten

Iā€™ve recently met with several universities, nonprofits, and government employees whoā€™ve all asked the same question: how can we promote entrepreneurship? The first and primary role of a government is to provide basic public goods competently. To the extent that the government fails to do that, it will retard job creation.

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Giving Tuesday: How BoardEffect Is Giving Back to Nonprofits

Board Effect

The web developers determined to make the duties of the wonderful people they worked with easier by making a program to help them lead their organizations more efficiently and effectively. Together, they worked on a concept for a software program to ease nonprofit board duties, and BoardEffect was born.