Lavon Simpson • June 6, 2024
At Boardable, we’re all about empowering you with the tools and insights to participate on a board and make a true difference. So, let’s explore ten tips to help you become the board member your organization needs. 1. Embrace Your Role with Passion Your passion is the heartbeat of…
Lavon Simpson • November 15, 2021
Looking for fundraisers that have eliminated the up-front financial risk? These guaranteed risk-free fundraising ideas will be great additions to your strategy.
Lavon Simpson • October 29, 2024
Below, we outline three best practices that drive nonprofit board success and show how board management software, such as Boardable, can make a significant difference in building a more efficient and impactful board. 1. Prioritize Effective Communication A key factor in board success is cultivating the…
Lavon Simpson • November 3, 2022
Most real estate brokers are self-employed; they don’t work for a company or another form of employer that sets their hours or provides them with clients. Instead, real estate brokers typically operate independently, developing their own branding, schedules, and client bases. Many real estate agents are attracted to the high…
Lavon Simpson • November 1, 2022
There are a wide variety of activities in which nonprofit boards might take interest. Typically, the topics a board discusses and decides upon are high-level issues of mission, strategy, and accountability, not day-to-day management issues. Except at very small nonprofit organizations, the people who serve on the management team are…
Lavon Simpson • October 1, 2022
Let’s Talk about Board Committees Nonprofit board committees, at their most basic, are simply groups of people within a larger group of people (the board) who handle specific board functions such as planning, finances, executive activities, and governance. A committee structure typically consists of a chair and a co-chair with…
Lavon Simpson • September 13, 2022
For example, the California Association of Realtors is a nonprofit that provides critical business services to real estate professionals in California. The Orange County realtor association is known as Orange County Realtors and provides services to professionals in Orange County specifically. The Pacific West Association of Realtors is an alliance…
Lavon Simpson • September 7, 2022
Although taking, keeping, and reading board meeting minutes may seem like a dull task, they are essential to having a well-managed board. There are a lot of reasons to keep concise board meeting minutes. Benefits include: Board management platforms like Boardable can remove the guesswork and human error from board…
Lavon Simpson • September 7, 2022
Board management software offers a solution to managing your board in one place – before, during, and after your meeting. No more chasing down your Zoom invite, pulling up a separate email to find the minutes, or trying to remember your co-chair’s number so you can ask “When’s that event,…