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January 2008 Archive
January 2, 2008 —
BOARDSOURCE GOVERNANCE INDEX
Time: 10:27
BoardSource periodically surveys nonprofit leaders across the nation to elicit candid opinions about Board composition, structures, oversight, and performance. Pat Wyzbinski of the Nonprofit Management Fund talks with David Styers of Washington, DC-based BoardSource about survey findings published in the recently-released BoardSource Governance Index. Their discussion focuses on Board recruitment and diversity; financial sustainability; Board education; evaluation of Board and CEO performance; use of committees and task forces; and discovery of a “sweet spot” associated with Board size.
January 16, 2008 —
MERGER - PART 1
Time: 8:53
Anna Pepelnjak was Board President of the Interfaith Caregiving Network when the organization was approached by Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Board leaders about the possibility of an alliance. Pat Wyzbinski of the Nonprofit Management Fund talks with Anna Pepelnjak about the Boards’ involvement in the process that led to a merger and the resulting organization, Interfaith Senior Programs. In Merger - Part 2, Pat talks with Kathy Gale, executive director of Interfaith Senior Programs, about integrating two organizations’ staffs, procedures, systems, and cultures -- as well as reactions to the merger by donors and the general community.
January 30, 2008 —
MERGER - PART 2
Time: 10:20
The time and expense involved in making a merger work can surprise even the most experienced nonprofit leader. Interfaith Caregiving Network and the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program merged in 2007 to form Interfaith Senior Programs. In her discussion with Pat Wyzbinski of the Nonprofit Management Fund, Kathy Gale provides the executive director’s perspective about integrating two organizations’ staffs, procedures, systems, and cultures -- as well as reactions to the merger by donors and the general community. In Merger - Part I, Pat talks with Anna Pepelnjak, Board President of Interfaith Caregiving Network at the time of the merger.
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