Serving as a nonprofit board member is one of the most challenging and rewarding of volunteer assignments.  While appointment or election to a board is an honor, board members have important legal and fiduciary responsibilities that require a commitment of time, skill and resources.

This article, from BoardSource, share basic questions prospective nonprofit board members should ask before joining an organizations board.

To read all questions included in the article, click here.  Do you have further advice to give prospective board members or questions for those that already are?  As a board member, what do you think is the most rewarding aspect of your position?  Post your response on our FORUMS.

A good executive dashboard pulls together a number of different, perhaps disparate, metrics into a visually appealing, easy-to-understand interface that can help your organization see how well you’re achieving goals or reaching a project’s objectives.

A dashboard doesn’t have to be technically complex to set-up if you’re already collecting data.  It can, however, provide a visually powerful and persuasive way to communicate your progress and identify areas that need more attention.

Read about three examples of successful dashboards in a new article by Kaitlin LaCasse from Idealware by clicking here.  Does your organization use a dashboard to pull together data?  Post your response on our FORUMS.

Found in Philanthropy Journal, By John Klein

Attendance at arts events and performances was in decline even before the economic downturn.  Now is the time to take a different look at the typical definition of a ‘new audience.’

Nonprofit organizations can create an opportunity and environment for people to fulfill their social and cultural interests.  This will require making themselves relevant to the right prospects.

To find out exactly who these prospects are, read the full article by clicking here.  If you are involved in the arts community, have you noticed a decline in attendance?  What have you done to try changing this – especially given the economy?  Post your response in our FORUMS.