Written by: Trella R. Walker, JD
Associate Director for Advisory Services
Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF)
AABLI alumna, Class #9
All good board members know it is our job to make sure our organization has a solid budget that supports the organization’s ability to meet both its short and long term goals. So we do our due diligence and pass a responsible budget that can be used to guide the organization for the year.
Written by: Thyonne Gordon, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Antioch College
AABLI alumna, Class #3
Celebrations are in the air these days: Graduations. Juneteenth. Fourth of July. But let’s not overlook our celebration of how far we’ve come with our boards and organizations.
Written by: Monique Stennis
Adjunct Professor
University of Redlands
AABLI alumna, Class #6
For nonprofit organizations, building trust with communities is golden. It offers much more value than a brochure, advertisement or other marketing material. Integrating video into its social media program can help a nonprofit build trust as it shares its story.
Written by: Loren M. Hill, Ph.D.
AABLI alumna, Class #6
Summer is the season for mid-year reviews. For many of us, that may mean mid-year job performance reviews, or perhaps our summer portfolio review. If we are serving on boards, we may be reviewing the mid-year performance of our organizations.
Written by: Gregory C. Scott
President & Chief Executive Officer
Community Action Partnership of Orange County
AABLI alumnus, Class #4
Women are dramatically outnumbered on the boards of the nation’s biggest companies. In 2018, California passed a law (California Senate Bill 826) trying to change that. The law, SB 826, requires at least one woman on boards that have four members or less, two women on boards of five people and three women on boards of six or more.