Caryn BossonDec 31, 20182 minFor Board Chairs & Executive Directors, the relationship is everythingSure, to be an effective working team, nonprofit board chairs and executive directors need to understand their roles, responsibilities,...
Caryn BossonJul 29, 20182 minGrowing up is hard to do: Next-stage nonprofits and shifts in board rolesWhile the archetypical Silicon Valley origin story involves a couple of guys working in a garage, nonprofits tend to be launched by a few...
Caryn BossonMay 20, 20182 min“Stay out of my lane!” Rules of the road for nonprofit leadersA beleaguered executive director once complained to me about a board member who loved to play “boss.” This board officer would “check in...
Caryn BossonMar 12, 20182 minWe all do better when we all do better: Kim Klein at PepperdineFrom the 1980s to the 2000s, my desk, at whatever nonprofit I was working at, always had a pile of well-thumbed issues of The Grassroots...