The Glass Cliff: What Nonprofits Need to Know
What Is the Glass Cliff? The Building Movement Project conducted an important study in 2019 called “Trading Glass Ceilings for Glass Cliffs: A Race to Lead Report on Nonprofit Executives of Color.” The study confirmed what many nonprofit leaders of color already know from lived experience – advancing to a leadership role, such as Executive […]
The Glass Cliff: What Board Members Need to Know
What Is the Glass Cliff? The Building Movement Project conducted an important study in 2019 called “Trading Glass Ceilings for Glass Cliffs: A Race to Lead Report on Nonprofit Executives of Color.” The study confirmed what many nonprofit leaders of color already know from lived experience – advancing to a leadership role, such as Executive […]
The Power of Volunteerism
Conversation with a Board Chair
Board Maturity Stages and Assessment
People often think that nonprofit boards move in a straight line from “new” or “start-up” to “fully mature” or “highly established.” However, a board’s maturity isn’t always linear, and sometimes doesn’t progress solely through the passage of time. Thus, rather than asking, “How old is our organization?” Board Building’s board maturity definitions encourage boards to […]
Monthly Call – Nonprofits / Feb 2026
Monthly Call – Nonprofits / Jan 2026
Write It Right: Mission, Vision, and Values Statements
What is 141 words long (1,031 characters with spaces), was approved by the board after months of painful wrangling, and has not been read in its entirety since then? A worst-case nonprofit mission statement. (Although the word count is from an actual client!) While the excessive number of words is clearly one problem, another is […]
Mission, Vision, and Values Statements Video
Monthly Call – Nonprofits / Dec 2025
