Recruiting, cultivating and retaining a strong board of directors is one of the most important aspects of running a successful nonprofit. Without a top-notch board, your organization won’t be able to ...

The board of directors manages a corporation, while the shareholders own the corporation. Your corporation must have at least one director, but your articles of incorporation can provide for more than ...

In this article we examine what Advisory Boards can learn from Fiduciary Board best practices. Ron took over the family agricultural business when his dad passed away suddenly. He reached out to ...

An S-corporation is a small business with 100 or fewer shareholders. The benefit of an S-corporation is thanks to its legal status. Like most corporations, an S-corp protects its shareholders from ...

Nonprofits serve diverse communities but their boards don’t always reflect that. While women are well-represented in the nonprofit workforce, making up 75% of workers in the sectors that encompass the ...

They oversee airlines, oil companies, home-improvement chains and makers of products ranging from deodorant to fighter jets. About half are CEOs, or once were. Roughly as many identify as women or ...

More than 40 years later, we are witnessing a similar call to action. The killings of multiple Black Americans by police and the disproportionately negative effects of COVID-19 on Black and brown ...

A corporation is a legal entity created (“chartered”) either under federal or state law. The corporation is an artificial “person” distinct from the individuals who own it. This prompted a jurist once ...

Chicago Public Media’s Board of Directors establishes policies for the governance of the organization and is responsible for general oversight of the management of the organization. Board of Directors ...