Nonprofits often point to their mission, their values, and their vision as the reasons for their existence. Under the purpose-driven board leadership (PDBL) model, these three characteristics set an organization’s purpose. We’ve written several posts on mission, including this one – The Mission Statement: Some New Thoughts. In an earlier post in this series, we examined […]
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A Deeper Examination: Vision and Nonprofit Governance
Nonprofits often point to their mission, their values, and their vision. Under the purpose-driven board leadership (PDBL) model, these three characteristics set an organization’s purpose. The last of these characteristics, vision, is the one that receives the least attention and likely creates the most confusion. Here’s the definition I like: An organization’s vision is a […]
Purpose-Driven Board Leadership and Bylaws
Purpose-driven board leadership (PDBL) is a governance model championed by BoardSource* that embraces four basic principles: * Disclosure: I’m a board member of BoardSource While the literature on PDBL continues to grow (see the list of references at the end of this post), there has been little discussion on how PDBL can show up in […]
Purpose-Driven Board Leadership During Challenging Times
As readers of this blog may be aware, I’m a big fan of the governance model known as Purpose-Driven Board Leadership (PDBL). If you’re not familiar with PDBL, it follows four basic principles: PDBL in Context It’s important to understand that PDBL does not fully inform the roles and responsibilities of the board. But it […]