Join NYCON Corporate Ally, Smith Buss & Jacobs as they guide us through the best pracrtices to avoid fiduciary duty liability. In this webinar they will cover what directors' duties are, some recent cases illustrating conduct that constitutes a break of fiduciary duty, including consequences for breach, and best practices for avoiding breach of fiduciary […]

Hosted by NYN Media The pandemic has transformed many activities in the nonprofit sector. Event plans have been reimagined, fundraising strategies have changed direction, and boards have navigated through many risks and challenges. Effective board management allows for nonprofits to make a bigger impact. Providing your board with key resources can increase your fundraising efforts, […]

Join us to learn from a panel of Board Chairs who got their organizations through COVID, The Great Resignation and a state unalterably changed over the past two years - and how they are planning to use their experiences as we move forward into a new, challenging future. Register at nycon.org. Panelists:Cecilia Gentili, Co-Chair, NEW […]

We often hear from staff leadership about board governance and best practices, but not from the volunteer board leaders themselves. Until now! The role of a board treasurer is challenging. Keeping your eye on oversight and strategy and identifying and managing risk, while also ensuring the finance department's day-to-day operations benefit from your experience. BoardStrong […]

With COVID, the great resignation, and economic uncertainty, experts believe that nonprofits are on the verge of losing large numbers of leaders. Change at the executive level — whether planned or abrupt — requires the board to provide strong leadership and direction as it contemplates what the organization needs from its next leader. The process […]

The relationship between the executive director and the board chair is critically important to a nonprofit. It is an interdependent link that requires regular communication and collaboration. By working together as co-pilots, the Board Chair and Executive Director/CEO can foster engagement, balance and align responsibilities, and develop a team committed to championing your organization’s mission and […]

This educational session is geared toward board members in the Hudson Valley and is sponsored by the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, the Community Foundation of Orange & Sullivan, the Dyson Foundation and the Hudson Valley Regional Advisory Council. The relationship between the executive director and the board chair is critically important to a […]