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Nonprofit Radio for April 24, 2023: Technology Governance

Tony Martignetti

Maureen Wallbeoff: Technology Governance Sounds boring. But Maureen Wallbeoff brings her energy and lightness to help us understand the symptoms of unmanaged tech; the value of a technology governance group; and strategies for easing common technology pain points. In anyone else’s hands, it might be.

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Local Militias Step into Government Gaps

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Josiah S on istock.com Founded in March 2009, the Oath Keepers are an anti-government far-right militia group comprising former law enforcement, first responders, and former military who pledge to defend the United States against government tyranny at all costs.

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Embracing partnership: A promising paradigm for nonprofit governance 

Candid

Traditionally, nonprofit governance has been perceived through a hierarchical lens, with board members primarily overseeing and guiding the organization’s direction while staff execute the operational tasks. The nonprofit governance orthodoxy Nonprofit governance operates within a framework of three legal duties.

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An Experimental Approach to Early-Stage Nonprofit Governance

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The ultimate success of these young nonprofits—their ability to fulfill their missions—will depend on many things, but good governance is among the most important. This includes the value of experimentation. Here’s a closer look at each of these five lessons.

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Maybe nonprofit governance aint what it needs to be?

Philanthropy 2173

Though its size is not based on endowed assets but rather speculative stock value, the organization, which is still as of this writing a nonprofit , is valued at $86 Billion. Second, the OpenAI events show that the nonprofit governance model is not "strong" enough to outweigh the interests of investors. Bigger than that.

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The IRS and ‘Churches’ That Aren’t Really Churches

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

How the government can stop the IRS from treating advocacy groups with a “biblical worldview” like real churches By Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Uniformed members of Trail Life USA present the colors at the Family Research Council’s 2018 Values Voter Summit.

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Andre Curry Joins Nonprofit Leadership Center Board of Directors

NonProfit Leadership Center

Now, he has the opportunity to put his strong governance skills to work to foster leadership development in the nonprofit sector. "I NLC’s commitment to developing strong, capable leaders aligns with my own values.