In a kind-of Bill Maher approach to life (his general thinking about the American voter), the folks at socialvelocity suggest, in one of their predictions for 2012, that nonprofit "boards for the most part are dysfunctional". He goes on to say of course that he is optimistic and beleives that boards will get smarter.
Not too offensive! I on the other hand believe that nonprofit boards have unique challenges beginning with this odd mandate of being surrogate owners and moving-on to the idea that a disparate albeit often passionate group of people are pulled together to fill some kind of gap left by a public sector with little will or resources and a corporate sector focused on profits. Seems like a situation waiting for a disaster and yet, boards do "make it happen".
Hooray for nonprofit boards!
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