Nov 6, 2022
It is the time of year when many public boards are electing new members and returning others to their seats, and those same boards will soon meet to reorganize for another term. Central to most board “reorgs” is the nomination and voting for officers. In this post,...
Apr 14, 2022
In the last blog entry, we spent considerable time examining the processes and stages of budget making and why that work is so central to the effectiveness of the Change-Making Board. For this post, we’ll take a look at some critical PASAMBAs of governance—Practices,...
Mar 12, 2022
We’re coming into that time each spring when most public and nonprofit boards turn their attention to budgeting for the next fiscal year. When many board members think about budgeting, it’s often more about the revenues, expenditures, and surpluses (or deficits) that...
Feb 3, 2022
The C-MBS blog is dedicated to better understanding the critical Practices, Actions, Styles, Attitudes, Manners, Behaviors, and Attributes—what regular readers of the blog now know as the PASAMBAs—consistently reflected by the Change-Making Board. For the post this...
Nov 16, 2021
The C-MBS blog continues its focus on the essential Practices, Actions, Styles, Attitudes, Manners, Behaviors, and Attributes—collectively known as the PASAMBAs—relating to a key function of the Change-Making Board. In this post, we turn our attention to a vital...
Oct 15, 2021
This is my first post where our undivided attention will focus around a set of important PASAMBAs (Practices, Actions, Styles, Attitudes, Manners, Behaviors, and Attributes) that attach to some critical function undertaken by every change-making board. All the...
