by Sara Lom | Sep 5, 2025
A Guide for Nonprofit Boards A strong chief executive can take your mission further, faster—but only if your board is actively supporting, assessing, and guiding their leadership. One of the most important (and often overlooked) responsibilities of a nonprofit board...
by Sara Lom | Sep 5, 2025
Six Steps to Building A Strong Board If you’ve ever served on a nonprofit board, you know the difference between one that’s just “getting by” and one that’s really leading. Strong boards ask tough questions, hold themselves accountable, and stay focused on what...
by Sara Lom | Sep 3, 2025
Strong nonprofit boards don’t just check boxes. They reflect, learn, and adapt. One of the most effective ways to improve board performance isn’t a new policy or a retreat, but pausing to ask a few simple questions: How are we doing as individual board members? How am...
by Sara Lom | Oct 8, 2024
In BVU’s pulse survey, 76% of nonprofit leaders in Northeast Ohio describe their boards as effective. While 76% is a solid score, it’s average — a “C” grade. Yet many nonprofits still call BVU looking for ways to improve board engagement. Times are...
by Sara Lom | May 6, 2024
One key element of a healthy nonprofit organization is a strong board. A strong board: Can clearly identify its work and its role for a particular nonprofit at any point in time. Is comprised of people who bring the relevant skills, expertise, diversity, networks and...
by Macin Sheeder | Jul 14, 2023
Nonprofit board service: it’s something most professionals have heard of, but how many of us know what it really means, or how to find the right board? BVU was founded on the belief that connecting the Time, Talent, and Treasure of the business community is...
