Updating nonprofit business models has been a major theme of this blog, with posts featuring podcasts by Richard Browdie, CEO of the Benjamin Rose...
Nonprofit Business Models Redux
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Taking Economic and Community Development Leadership to the Next Level
Three Seasoned, Board-Savvy Leaders Talk About the Board Chair-CEO Partnership
I don’t know three more board-savvy nonprofit leaders than Ronnie Bryant, President & CEO of the Charlotte Regional...
What Are You Paying Your Board Chair?
A few years ago, I was chatting over lunch with the CEO of a national association about her incoming board chair. She was feeling pretty...
The Miami Lighthouse: An Innovation Engine on CEO Virginia Jacko’s Watch
Virginia Jacko and I tell her incredible true story in our book The Blind Visionary (www.GovernanceEdge.com): losing her eyesight while serving as...
CEO Craig Richard On Beefing Up Investors’ ROI at the Tampa Hillsborough EDC
As our readers well know, serving on a governing board is only one type of volunteering in a nonprofit organization. High-level non-governing work...
Really Board-Savvy CEOs Avoid the Trap of Letterhead Board Members
Several posts at this blog have dealt with what I call “insidious foes” of a solid board-CEO working relationship. These are erroneous assumptions...
Setting the Stage for a Podcast Featuring 3 CEOs Who Examine the Board Chair-CEO Partnership
I’m delighted to report that three extraordinary CEOs who have been actively engaged in this blog’s CEO Advisory Committee are scheduled to record a...
Board-Savvy CEOs Avoid Falling Into the Board Self-Assessment Trap
I received an email promo last week from a national nonprofit ballyhooing its board self-assessment “tool,” which reminded me of a true story that...
CEO Michael Terry Spearheads Innovative Health and Wellness Initiatives
Innovation planning and management has been a major theme at this blog, so I'm pleased to feature CEO Michael Terry's leadership at the Indianapolis...
It’s Never Been Easier to Publish Your Own Book, So Go for It!
"Have you thought about publishing your own books?” No I hadn’t, and, to be honest, the question took me aback when I heard it a decade ago. I was...
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Doug Eadie’s professional passion and his company’s mission are to empower public and nonprofit organizations by building governing board capacity and developing rock-solid board chief executive partnerships. A nationally prominent organizational developer par excellence, Doug specializes in building the governing capacity of public school districts, public transit authorities, and economic development corporations.