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Did you know that board management software isn’t just for boards?

Board Effect

Nonprofit leaders looking to maximize resources should take a fresh look at board management software, a versatile tool that can touch all aspects of organizational operations. Software such as BoardEffect offers a robust, searchable document repository that makes all kinds of records available with one click.

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

Board Effect

We’ve found that a nonprofit board that embraces diverse voices and experiences is a major factor in the organization’s success, whether it’s strategy, fundraising or program development. .” — Larry Gumina, CEO, Ohio Living “We’ll go through a skill set matrix. It takes intentionality.

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Getting Your Volunteer Board Ready for Oversight, Insight and Foresight

Board Effect

The expert panelists included Dottie Schindlinger, Executive Director at Diligent Institute and founding team member of BoardEffect; James “Jim” Pieffer, President and CEO at Presbyterian SeniorCare Network ; and Laurence “Larry” Gumina, CEO at Ohio Living. And the board took a step back.

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Be a Benevolent Dictator (And Eight More Lessons For Getting Your Stalled Start-up Off The Ground)

YoungUpstarts

With both OfficeMax and Max-Wellness, being the benevolent dictator provided the critical leadership necessary to take an idea and transform it into reality as fast as possible. After opening initial laboratory test stores in Florida and Ohio, a national roll-out is now underway. Remember, beating the competition is never easy.

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Tips for Implementing a Crisis Response Plan for Your Mission-Driven Organization

Board Effect

An Ohio nonprofit that helps families affected by loss or abuse suffered the destruction of its headquarters in a fire. Oversight and Decision-Making Staff, donors, volunteers and the public look to the board for leadership during a crisis. Property damage. Disruption in the normal flow of activity.

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Four Tips For Aspiring Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

My team and I built our company, Turning Technologies, into the world’s largest audience response software enterprise using this principle. Incentive plans can include employee recognition programs, where team members are lauded for their achievements on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis, or a profit-sharing plan for the leadership team.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Kudos to Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Roy Blunt (R-Missouri). I support technological leadership in the USA. We cannot build our future entirely on software and the service economy. Do read the piece but in essence the idea is to set up a national network for manufacturing innovation. Congressman Joe Kennedy III.