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Improving Board Education for Nonprofits

Board Effect

It’s not uncommon for nonprofit board members to have little or no knowledge or experience in governance matters. Board members that have lengthy board experience shouldn’t get a bye with board governance education. Nonprofit governance is continually evolving. Nonprofit governance is continually evolving.

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6 Key Steps to Operationalize Board Member Education

Board Effect

If you’ve done a good job of recruiting new board members and succession planning, incoming board members will bring some degree of knowledge about governance practices with them. Regardless of how much board experience a board member has, it’s unrealistic to assume that anyone has a full and complete understanding of governance.

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The Importance of Board Governance Training

Board Effect

Whether they have years of board experience or whether it’s their first board director position, all board members benefit from governance training. Continual training in governance makes average and good boards great. Continual training in governance makes average and good boards great. Their work is never done.

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Nancy Etz Shares Seven Financial Aid Tips for Startup Owners

The Startup Magazine

Here are seven tips every startup owner must know about financial aid: Apply for Government-funded Grants or Scholarships. There are a ton of government-funded grants and scholarships out there for students who have the initiative to apply. Ask your Local Community College for their Financial Aid Resources. Source: Pixabay.

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How Universities Can Help Students and Alumni Work in the Tech Industry

David Teten

Along with some friends from Yale (my alma mater), I recently brainstormed some ideas to accelerate a university’s campus tech community. Marketing of tech community : Yale Tech News , Yale Entrepreneurship Magazine. Those unique assets are sometimes leverageable into a resource for strengthening the university’s tech community.

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The best nonprofit events board members should know about this year

Board Effect

Professional development: Sessions, workshops, seminars, and panel discussions can help board members expand on their knowledge of the sector through best practices and tips for effectively overseeing their organizations. Events are a good place to learn more about community engagement initiatives.

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Hacking for Defense & Hacking for Diplomacy – Educator/Sponsor Class

Steve Blank

First , would students to sign up for a class that engaged them in national service with the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community? Second , could we find islands of innovation inside the DOD, the Intelligence Community and State Department willing to engage students to work on real problems? The Educator/Sponsor Class.