For 14 years Scott Bowling, president and CEO, Exceptional Children's Foundation, said he's used his strategic planning process to help manage the organization and keep the board and staff going in the same direction. read more ...

This past year was somewhat quiet on the exempt organization front. The rapid pace of changes in prior years seems to be slowing, but the relative impact is still substantial. Across the past year and looking forward into 2013, there are numerous tax issues of significant importance to tax-exempt organizations of various sizes. Here is a summary of the changes with the widest impact. read more ...

 Jeff Whisenant, executive vice president at Lutheran World Relief (LWR)—an international relief and development organization—said that the beginning of each New Year offers nonprofits an excellent opportunity to assess the health of their organizations. read more ...

Nonprofit organizations and their boards are supposed to be mission-driven—meaning serving a public good and remaining relevant, said Vernetta Walker, vice president of Consulting and Training at BoardSource, but remaining relevant can be difficult if a nonprofit organization isn't steeped in the needs of its community and its stakeholders aren't properly represented at the boardroom table. read more ...

Below you'll find a helpful tool describing board roles and responsibilities. Consider setting aside a few minutes at your next board meeting to talk about this resource to help clarify and reinforce board focus and discuss whether policies and procedures to support these roles and responsibilities are in place. read more ...

"Not for profit, not for loss." That could be the logo subtitle for most of the successful nonprofit organizations still standing after the punishing funding environment of the past few years. It has given new meaning to the importance of building a strong donor base and getting members of the board of directors more involved in raising money for their organizations. read more ...

Dr. Carol Kinsey Goman is senior consultant for The Dilenschneider Group. She’s the author of “The Silent Language of Leaders.” I have chosen seven factors she writes about and added some comments of my own. The Dilenschneider Group is the world’s premier firm in communications consulting. read more ...

District Councils have the primary responsibility for the management and development of the Society in their geographic area. read more ...