Board Governance
The Twelve-Month Onboarding Model
By Stephanie Sawyer Brown
Discover why effective nonprofit board onboarding requires a full twelve-month experience to turn new recruits into engaged, confident board members.
The Hive Library
Writings by Beth Ellen Holimon on board governance, culture, strategy, and shared power.
Board Culture
The Disengagement of the Every Board Member
By Beth Ellen Holimon
Discover how a structured, year-long onboarding system can prevent early board member disengagement and build a deeply connected governance community.
Board Culture
The Conversation Boards Must Have With Executive Directors
By By Stephanie Sawyer Brown
Learn how building a regular rhythm of honest communication between boards and executive directors can prevent burnout and strengthen nonprofit governance.
Board Governance
THE BOARD’S BLIND SPOT: Executive Burnout
By Beth Ellen Holimon
Discover why nonprofit boards must treat executive director burnout as a critical governance risk and learn four practices to protect your leadership.
Board Governance
What Your Board Does When It Doesn't Have the Right Information
By Beth Ellen Holimon
Boards make decisions with whatever information is in front of them.
Board Culture
The Evaluation That Almost Ended a Healthy Relationship
By Beth Ellen Holimon
What happens when a well-meaning process undermines trust.
Board Governance
What a Just Executive Evaluation Actually Requires
By Beth Ellen Holimon
A just executive evaluation asks more of the board than a form.
Board Governance
When Values Are on the Wall But Not in the Room
By Beth Ellen Holimon
Naming values is easy. Practicing them in the boardroom is the work.