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The energy in the room rarely survives the 29 days after. Why volunteer boards lose momentum between meetings — and the fixes that work.
Read the article: Why boards stall between meetings (and what to do about it)
A conflict of interest isn't a confession — it's a service to the board. What counts as one, how the annual form falls short, and what recusal actually looks like.
Read the article: What is a conflict of interest policy, and when does someone recuse?
Closed sessions protect personnel, legal, and evaluation discussions — when used narrowly. How to enter and exit cleanly, and what overuse costs a board.
Read the article: Executive session: what it's for and how to do it right
A four-part shape for the treasurer's report: budget position, cash and runway, anything off-trend, and what the board must decide. Send numbers ahead, speak to exceptions.
Read the article: What should the treasurer report at every meeting?
A failed motion isn't a crisis — it's proof the votes are real. What happens procedurally after a no, and how the proposer and the board regroup well.
Most boards recruit from who they already know, which quietly caps the board's skills. A practical sequence: build a matrix, source deliberately, then make the ask specific.
Read the article: How do you recruit board members beyond your own address book?
Fewer than it has, probably. Start from the work, not the org chart: finance, governance, a few mission-specific committees — and an annual prune.
Read the article: Which committees does a board actually need?
Minutes are a legal record, not a transcript. What must be recorded, what should never be, and the draft-to-approval workflow that keeps them defensible.
Read the article: How do you take minutes that protect the board?
Ninety minutes to two hours is what a volunteer board can genuinely give. How to fit real governance into that window — and when a longer meeting is fair.
The contents of a working board packet — agenda, minutes, financials, reports, and every item with a vote attached — plus when to send it so people actually read it.
Read the article: What belongs in a board packet, and when should it go out?