What is the Most Important Position in a Nonprofit?

What is the Most Important Position in a Nonprofit?

The board chair of a nonprofit may be more important than the CEO. The two should be in sync with each other, however, the chair should always remember their fiduciary role in supervising the CEO. There are examples of nonprofit board chairs doing a poor job supervising incompetent CEOs. The results can be disastrous. Ultimately, a board chair has myriad responsibilities, such as learning the organization's mission and strategic plan. The chair should be collegial with the CEO, but if necessary, be willing to question or even fire him or her.

Key Takeaways:

  • A board chair must be in sync with the CEO, but also must not forget their fiduciary role in supervising the CEO.
  • At one nonprofit, successive Chairs didn't recognize the CEO's incompetence until the end of their two-year terms.
  • Nonprofit board chairs must know the organization's mission and strategic plan.

“A stellar board chair will ensure consistency for the organization during the inevitable transitions.”

Read more: https://bloomerang.co/blog/what-is-the-most-important-position-in-a-nonprofit/

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2020-08-06T12:15:13-04:00June 25th, 2020|Summaries|

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