Action Items List will improve board followup

By Ann Macfarlane | October 18, 2018

At our nonprofit workshop last Saturday, someone asked, “How can you get board members to do what is agreed upon by the group at large?”

Unanimous consent will slash your meeting time

By Ann Macfarlane | April 17, 2018

Unanimous consent is one of the most useful tools in Robert’s Rules of order. Yet this method of voting is little known. Use it well, and your meetings will be…

Nonprofit boards should not vote to approve minutes

By Ann Macfarlane | May 12, 2016

Do you serve on a private nonprofit board? Did you know that according to Robert’s Rules of Order, you shouldn’t vote to approve minutes? Instead, use this simple procedure. The secretary…