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		<title>Governing Toward the Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BoardSource posed the following question to one of our newest board members, Maya Enista, CEO of Mobilize.org: What does “governing towards the future” mean to you? We received a thoughtful and inspiring response that is included below. We hope to gain more insight on Maya’s thoughts during the BoardSource Leadership Forum; she will be one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You’re Invited to Compete for Two Very Special Honors…</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year’s BoardSource Leadership Forum will introduce two new programs to honor the innovative and transformative work that nonprofit boards are doing to help position their organizations for success and “Govern Toward the Future.” With support from Prudential and The Prudential Foundation, BoardSource is pleased to announce: The Prudential Leadership Awards for Outstanding Nonprofit Boards:  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Working with the Board</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Heard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Board Life Matters, we talk a good deal about board service. But in addition to being interested in board service, many of you also work for nonprofits. Recently, my colleague Vernetta Walker and I were delighted to contribute a chapter to Darian Rodriguez Heyman’s new resource, Nonprofit Management 101, which features practical insights and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nonprofit Board Governance Scholarship for Emerging Leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 14:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a nonprofit leader interested in learning more about governance? I’m excited to announce that BoardSource will be accepting applications for the 2011 Judith O’Connor Memorial Fund Scholarships for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders. Created to honor the legacy of former BoardSource President and CEO, the late Judith O’Connor, the scholarships enable emerging nonprofit leaders to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Want to Hear from You</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Heard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Danielle Henry BoardSource is looking for the views of next generation board members. If you’re under 40 and are currently serving or have served on a nonprofit board, we’d like to hear from you. 1.     What was your primary motivation to get involved in nonprofit board service? 2.     Prior to serving on a board, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Navigation Lessons from the Next Generation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following post by Linda Crompton, President and CEO of BoardSource, originally appeared on the Transformative Governance blog on August 19, 2010. To hear more about what Linda has to say about Transformative Governance, visit http://boardsource.wordpress.com/ One of the “hot topics” in nonprofit governance conversations these days is the subject of young people in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bringing Your Unique Leadership to Every Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Kaylan Somerville &#160; When I think about the unique leadership I bring to the proverbial boardroom table, I shudder.  I don’t like the term “leadership.”  I think of juniors and seniors, the big I and the small U — more respect to some than others.  Leadership is not bad in and of itself; it’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accelerating the Future of Board Leadership: Strategies for Engaging NextGen Leaders Now</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Heard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 10-11, 2010, BoardSource held its annual conference, the BoardSource Leadership Forum, in San Francisco. One session focused on “Accelerating the Future of Board Leadership: Strategies for Engaging Next Gen Leaders Now.” A distinguished panel set the scene. It featured Marcus Chung, board member, Net Impact; Maya Enista, CEO, Mobilize.org; Helen S. Kim, consultant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NextGen Board Leader Feedback Wanted!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Heard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are happy to help ASAE’s Young Professional Leadership Academy class to spread the word about its new project focusing on young professionals. Please read on. Are you a young professional (age 25-35, someone with less than five years of nonprofit or association experience, or someone who is classified as a young professional)? Have you ever [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leaders in Social Change</title>
		<link>http://boardlifematters.org/?p=416</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently had the opportunity to present “Getting Started in Board Service” to a group of teenagers attending a youth philanthropy camp hosted by Grab the Torch* and held at Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

I began my presentation with the question, “How many students want to stay involved in volunteering and service?” Everyone’s hands shot up.

“How many of you think you may want to work for a nonprofit in the future?” was the next question I asked. Again, I counted many hands.

The students also shared strong interests in becoming more involved in philanthropy and  making financial contributions to the nonprofit organizations they cared about.

Then, I asked a final question – the question I had really travelled all of the way to Colorado to address – “How many of you would like to join a nonprofit board of directors one day?”

This question was met with zero hands and utter silence!]]></description>
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