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Building a board -- Part 2
Published on April 26, 2013
Strengthening boards lead to more effective meetings. -
Parliamentary procedure: What is a motion to rescind?
Published on April 16, 2013
Board members sometimes realize the need to change their mind regarding an issue before them. One method of revisiting a past decision is the motion to rescind. -
Parliamentary procedure: How do you handle a motion?
Published on April 16, 2013
A good first step to ensure effective meetings is to know how to properly handle a motion. -
Parliamentary procedure: What is a parliamentary authority?
Published on April 16, 2013
Using Robert’s Rules of Order to help build an official parliamentary authority allows groups to run effective meetings and members to feel like a valuable part of the process. -
Parliamentary procedure: What is a motion to reconsider?
Published on April 16, 2013
Board members sometimes feel the need to change their mind regarding an issue before them. One method of revisiting a past decision is the motion to reconsider. -
Behaviors to build trust -- talk straight
Published on March 14, 2013
Building trust is a process, and has to start with individual behaviors. One of the most important behaviors, built on enduring principles, is honesty in conversation, aka telling it straight. -
Reenergize, restructure and rebuild your board, team or group
Published on March 7, 2013
Many existing community boards, teams or groups are losing members and facing apathy. Other organizational entities may be seeking tips to increase their membership or more effectively run their meetings. -
Successfully involving volunteers
Published on March 4, 2013
Volunteers are vital to the success of many organizations. Quality of volunteer experience is more important than quantity of hours volunteered. -
Planning for the future of an organization
Published on February 24, 2013
So many options - how do you choose where to focus? -
Cooperative boards need cash monitoring tools
Published on February 8, 2013
Cooperative boards should have policies in place that enable them to keep track of how the current assets of the organization are being utilized.