An efficient board starts with the implementation of an effective governance model. AMC’s governance training helps non-profit and corporate boards navigate governance and management to stay focused on their organization’s mission and visions.
It includes valuable tools and clear guidance to address the governance challenges facing many not-for-profit organizations.
Organizations we work with are trying to reach their goals but their strategic plan is outdated or vague, they’re unclear about board and staff roles and responsibilities, governance policies and structure lack clarity, or they don’t have mechanisms for monitoring organizational effectiveness.
We help nonprofit and corporate boards optimize their governance process through our facilitated sessions and e-learning courses so they can realize their vision, mission and strategic goals.
Nonprofit organizations should spend their passion, time and creative energy on working hard to strengthen and enrich our communities. Not wasting time trying to answer questions like “how do we remove a board member?”, “how often shall we meet as a board?” or even, “who’s responsibility is this?” That’s why we’ve created a simple guide […]
A Simple Guide To Creating Your Nonprofit Organization’s Bylaws Read More »
Well-prepared board meeting minutes are an important part of every board meeting. Minutes are an official record of actions the board or committee took at a meeting. So it’s important to get them right. Yet, despite their importance, many organizations continue to create less than stellar records. Usually by recording irrelevant statements, missing important decisions
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In this episode of the Strategic Nonprofit Podcast, host Trista McIver sits down with Arbazz Nizami, an award-winning higher education marketer, social entrepreneur, and doctoral student, to discuss the importance of reinvesting in a sustainable nonprofit organization. It was planting small seeds, and those seeds eventually started growing, and we were able to build this
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Many NPOs have difficulty relying on their board committees to function well. Too often, committees fail to achieve their goals because they have little or no training to work together. As a result, NPO leaders have unanswered questions like: How should we structure our committee? How should we manage meetings? In what way can committees
12 Nonprofit Board Committees Best Practices: Helping Committees Do Good Work Read More »
The challenges of nonprofit leadership require a particular skillset. For instance, imagine working in an organization where you are responsible for overall administration and performance but not setting the organization’s strategic plan and significant goals. Furthermore, imagine working in an organization where a vast majority of your workers are not paid any remuneration. Meaning that
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities for Nonprofit CEOs Read More »
That counsel was printed on the cover of the booklet that sat atop a stereo system that I recently purchased. “To obtain the best possible performance read the manual – ‘carefully and thoroughly.” Read the manual – an unfamiliar concept to most of us when we purchase new equipment – even more alien when it
Building a Nonprofit Board Policy Manual Read More »
Is your current code of ethics still relevant? Your nonprofit’s code of ethics is a set of principles (e.g. values statement) that affects decision making. This is similar to, but different from, your code of conduct, which governs specific actions. Together, both codes play an important role in setting the ethical standards for your nonprofit
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A policy governing conflicts of interests is one if the most important policies a nonprofit needs to have. To be the most effective, the policy should be in writing, and the board and staff should review the policy regularly. While AMC makes efforts to ensure accuracy of our articles, it is the responsibility of the
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Nonprofit Governance Committees are a vital entity for many organizations as they focus their efforts on establishing policies and monitoring their success. For this reason, this article will cover the role that nonprofit governance committees play and their best practices. 4 Essential Governance Committee Roles and Responsibilities The governance committee is mainly responsible for 4
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Organizations operate at their best when employees are reliable, dedicated and aligned with your goals. So you need to know how to construct a quality board full of individuals dedicated to creating an inspiring, effective environment. The diversity of boards in Canada is imperative; so when you’re setting up a new board, keep up with
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