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Steps to Create a Nonprofit Social Media Policy

Board Effect

You also need to incorporate wording for disciplinary action or termination when social media posts warrant action. Bloomerang provides a good sample of a nonprofit social media policy to emulate, and it’s a fine example of good social media governance. Assign someone the task of investigating social media policy infractions.

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How Businesses Can Be Sustainable And Profitable

The Startup Magazine

Green Energy: Rather than wait for the government, some companies are putting up solar panels today. The panels are usually warranted to last for about 25 years. Specific Sustainable Actions Businesses Can Take.

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How to Recruit Board Members in a Remote Environment

Board Effect

If you haven’t, now is a good time to do it because the current circumstances may warrant some changes to it. As you reach out to candidates, be sure to give them a copy of the approved job description for board members. You should be reviewing board member job descriptions regularly anyway.

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How to Navigate a Perceived Conflict of Interest for a Board

Board Effect

Concern about a conflict of interest provides an opportunity for an organization to demonstrate that they’re willing to be transparent and adhere to best practices for good governance. Failing to address potential conflicts of interest may compromise an organization’s work ethic and integrity, which would likely result in reputational damage.

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Executive Transition Toolkit: Documenting a Successful Executive Search

Board Effect

Indicate that meeting the gold standard is worth three points, silver is worth two and less than that is worth one (or zero, if warranted). Executive transitions are not new to the governance realm, but they might well be more abundant. Revisit your criteria rubric and add a score column, with a 1 to 3 rating key.

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Hire on ability. Fire on fit.

Berkonomics

But the ninety–day rule is reasonably common across government jurisdictions to protect employers when making early termination decisions. But it is important to protect the corporation and help the new hire to move on – when warranted. Everyone hates to let someone go. It’s one of the hardest things a manager does. Fire on fit.

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Investors Do Not Fund Research And Development

Startup Professionals Musings

A successful result is a one-of-a-kind technology that shows enough promise both technically and economically to warrant demonstration. They defer to others, like government agencies, universities, and large corporations to take that risk. This stage is the transition to pilot-scale research on the technology. Prototype development.

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