Insight Topic
Governance
Board authority, bylaws, committees, decision-making, and the rules that keep organizations aligned.
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Legal Advice and Business Decisions: Who Owns What?
How independent legal judgment and clear recommendations help authorized leaders make informed business decisions without confusing advice with approval.
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AI Governance: The Decisions a Policy Cannot Make
AI governance connects approved uses, decision-making authority, human review, and the commitments an organization has made to others.
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CEO Agreements and Board Approval: Who Decides What?
Why negotiating authority, approval authority, and signature authority need to support the same executive arrangement.
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What Should Be Included in a Board Orientation?
A useful board orientation connects duties, authority, conflicts, and records to decisions directors will actually face.
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What Should Association Bylaws Cover?
Association bylaws should resolve membership, board, officer, committee, voting, and amendment decisions that affect real authority.
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When Does a Company Need a General Counsel?
Why recurring coordination needs, leadership workload, and changing complexity can matter more than a revenue or headcount threshold.
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Outside General Counsel vs. Fractional General Counsel
Outside and fractional general counsel labels overlap. Compare responsibility, reserved capacity, availability, and additional work.
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What Does an Outside General Counsel Do?
What ongoing outside counsel does for contracts, leadership decisions, and recurring legal obligations, with concrete examples.
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The Role of Board and Committee Charters
Committee charters need valid authority, appropriate membership, reserved-power limits, and a process the committee will actually follow.
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Things I’ve Learned About Nonprofit Mergers: Don’t Fall in Love With the Deal
Lessons from nonprofit mergers on testing assumptions, resolving governance questions, and staying willing to change course.
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Who Speaks for the Organization? Apparent Authority in Governance
An organization can create the appearance of authority even when internal approval is missing. Governance lessons for boards, officers, and volunteer leaders.
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Can a 501(c)(3) Be Formed as an LLC?
An LLC seeking its own 501(c)(3) recognition faces different requirements from a disregarded subsidiary of an exempt parent.