Practical writing for people who serve on boards. No jargon, no fluff — the stuff we wish someone had handed us at our first meeting.
· Erik Reagan
A quarter-by-quarter map of the board year — budget, audit, evaluations, nominations, the annual meeting — so nothing arrives as a surprise again.
Read the article: What does a well-run board year look like?
· Erik Reagan
A practical guide for volunteer boards: the packet, the consent agenda, timeboxing, quorum, and leaving with decisions that have owners.
· Erik Reagan
A real onboarding program for new trustees: what to send before the first meeting, who runs orientation, a buddy pairing, a 90-day checklist, and the six-month check-in.
Read the article: How do you onboard a new board member so they're useful by month three?
· Erik Reagan
Governance vs. management, the three fiduciary duties in plain words, what nonprofit boards owe legally, and why your bylaws matter.
Read the article: What is board governance? A plain-language guide
· Erik Reagan
New chairs prepare for the ninety minutes and get surprised by the other twenty-nine days. The between-meetings work, named concretely — and what it really costs in time.
Read the article: What does a board chair actually do between meetings?
· Erik Reagan
Delegated authority, a special meeting, or written consent — the legitimate ways a board decides mid-gap, and why an email 'vote' may be legally nothing.
Read the article: How do boards decide things between meetings?
· Erik Reagan
Yes, and it takes one afternoon to build. What belongs on a board's compliance calendar, who owns each item, and the sixty-day review that keeps it alive.
Read the article: Do we need a compliance calendar? And what goes on it?
· Erik Reagan
A friendly glossary for new board members: motions, quorum, executive session, fiduciary duty, recusal, and the rest — in plain words.
Read the article: Common terms you'll hear when serving on a board
· Erik Reagan
The escalation that works: notice it early, have the chair make a real private call, offer genuine options, and treat removal as the last resort your bylaws govern.
Read the article: What do you do about a board member who stopped showing up?
· Erik Reagan
Charge first, then chair, size, cadence, and a real first meeting — how to launch a board committee that produces work instead of meetings.