Why Board Members Disappoint
December 26, 2025
In my Chamber Pros Online Conference interview with host Frank Kenny , we explored one of the most persistent frustrations chamber, association, and nonprofit executives
Welcome to Hardy Smith’s blog, where he shares experience and insight learned through decades in the corporate world and advocating on behalf of nonprofits and associations across America.
Hardy’s mission is to help maximize the performance of nonprofits and associations and their essential leadership teams.
If you’re seeking to triumph over communication challenges, bring meaningful and manageable solutions to, and realize measurable results of your organization, this blog will give you more than ideas — it will maximize your team’s performance like never before.
In my Chamber Pros Online Conference interview with host Frank Kenny , we explored one of the most persistent frustrations chamber, association, and nonprofit executives
(This article is based on lessons from my book, Stop The Nonprofit Board Blame Game, and was originally published by (ACCE) Association of Chamber of
With increasing demands for service and rapidly diminishing resources for responding to those demands, nonprofits must find new approaches for making their mission happen. Throw
When your organization hits a crisis—one big enough to threaten its future—how do you lead it back from the brink? To find out, I spoke
Research from BoardSource and others shows there is a significant gap in next board chairs being adequately prepared. To address this missing leadership preparation, I
To say Don Yaeger is a best-selling author, would be a huge understatement. He is a master writer and story teller who has published dozens
During a crisis, it’s critical to make sure your nonprofit’s board is fully engaged. A crisis is not an excuse for a board to ignore
Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity provides an excellent example of how a nonprofit organization can do more with less. They are an affiliate of Florida
Are your board meetings a turn-off or a turn-on for board members? Are they disorganized or poorly run? Do they fail to encourage active discussion?
(I originally wrote this article for publication in Jeffrey Magee’s Professional Performance Magazine) Why don’t board members do what they’re supposed to do? If you’re
In my Chamber Pros Online Conference interview with host Frank Kenny , we explored one of the most persistent frustrations chamber, association, and nonprofit executives
(This article is based on lessons from my book, Stop The Nonprofit Board Blame Game, and was originally published by (ACCE) Association of Chamber of
With increasing demands for service and rapidly diminishing resources for responding to those demands, nonprofits must find new approaches for making their mission happen. Throw
When your organization hits a crisis—one big enough to threaten its future—how do you lead it back from the brink? To find out, I spoke
Research from BoardSource and others shows there is a significant gap in next board chairs being adequately prepared. To address this missing leadership preparation, I
To say Don Yaeger is a best-selling author, would be a huge understatement. He is a master writer and story teller who has published dozens
During a crisis, it’s critical to make sure your nonprofit’s board is fully engaged. A crisis is not an excuse for a board to ignore
Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity provides an excellent example of how a nonprofit organization can do more with less. They are an affiliate of Florida
Are your board meetings a turn-off or a turn-on for board members? Are they disorganized or poorly run? Do they fail to encourage active discussion?
(I originally wrote this article for publication in Jeffrey Magee’s Professional Performance Magazine) Why don’t board members do what they’re supposed to do? If you’re
