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| Two Leading Nonprofit Board Resources Team Up | |
| 04-15-2003 | |
Contact: SAN FRANCISCO, April 15, 2003 – Finding and retaining strong board governance has just become a little easier with the development of a new partnership between CompassPoint Nonprofits Services and The Volunteer Consulting Group(VCG). CompassPoint’s Board Cafe (http://www.boardcafe.org) and VCG’s boardnetUSA (http://www.boardnetusa.org) are dedicated to strengthening new and existing nonprofit boards by helping facilitate the placement of board members and provide resources and tools to support today’s boardroom leaders. For seven years CompassPoint nonprofit services has published Board Cafe, the newsletter exclusively for members of nonprofit boards of directors. Short enough to read over a cup of coffee™, the Board Cafe offers a menu of ideas, news, and resources to help board members give and get the most out of board services. Now, with over 22,000 subscribers, Board Cafe has become one of the leading tools nation wide for board members. Jan Masaoka, Board Cafe Chef/Writer, often tackles important and challenging topics such as How Much to Pay Your Executive Director, Going out of Business the right way, Firing your executive director, What to do with Board members who won’t Do Anything, Loans from Board Member, and much mores. In an effort to continually enhance the breadth of valuable resources available to nonprofit boards, CompassPoint has partnered with boardnetUSA to merge their streamlined board matching services with the ongoing board resources from Board Cafe. “Combining boardnetUSA’s board matching services with our board development tools and information is a perfect fit” says Jan Masaoka, CompassPoint’s Executive Director. “This partnership will make it easier for nonprofits to access the resources that will help them create effective boards of directors,” she added. The Volunteer Consulting Group has been helping organizations strengthen their board governance through effective board matching for over 35 years. The boardnetUSA website allows individuals and organizations to search for their ideal board match by entering specific criteria about the type of match they are looking for. Individuals can quickly develop a list of ideal organizations currently seeking board members and ensure that both parties criteria for board governance are met. “The board development expertise delivered by Board Café offers our members valuable tools to better manage the challenges of nonprofit leadership,” says Todd Day, VCG’s National Program Director. About CompassPoint Nonprofit ServicesWith offices in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services is a nonprofit consulting and training organization. Through a broad range of services including consulting, research, information dissemination, workshops, and conferences, CompassPoint strives to provide the best management tools and concepts to help nonprofits better serve their communities. For more information, visit http://www.compasspoint.org/ or call 415.541.9000 in San Francisco or 415.541.9505 in San Jose. About The Volunteer Consulting Group (VCG)The Volunteer Consulting Group (VCG), founded in 1969, is a nonprofit organization based in New York City that works regionally and nationally to strengthen the governing and management capability of nonprofit boards of directors. Fundamental to VCG’s mission is bringing outstanding leadership into service as board members of health, human service, educational, cultural, advocacy and community development nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit http://www.vcg.org Related Links: |
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