membership

When something is important enough to you, they say you should “put your money where your mouth is.”

What happens when you don’t?

Today’s Fast Build is about holding grant makers accountable for equity and inclusion. In it, Nic shares the second recommendation to hold grant makers accountable – ensure they “put their money where their mouth is.” It is the second part of a two-part series.

If the only time a grant maker’s advisors or consultants are people of color is when it’s sourcing for DEI consultants, it needs to be held accountable. If you believe in equity and justice, you should be searching for ways to be more inclusive by engaging groups that have historically been left out of the conversation, both in terms of your work and your operations.

Do you think we can truly create grant making accountability standards? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

You can watch Episode 51 below.

How do you hold grant makers accountable? Who’s going to do it?

We’ll wait….

Today’s Fast Build topic is holding grant makers accountable for equity and inclusion. In it, Nic shares the first of two recommendations for holding grant makers accountable by requiring them to share what they have done or are doing about equity in their grant making. It is the first part of a two part series.

In particular, we should require every grant maker that publicly shared they were focused on equity and grant making, especially since 2020, to explain exactly what have they changed within their organization’s infrastructure to make them more equitable and inclusive.

If we, including grant makers, don’t commit to holding grant makers accountable, how do we expect true systemic change?

Comment below on your thinking about accountability in grant making!

You can watch Episode 50 below.

Are you asking the same diligence questions that you were asking your grantees 5 years ago? And is your governance structure the last thing on your mind?

These questions will reveal if you are keeping up with the shifts occurring within the sector….

Today’s Fast Build topic is about reflecting on the infrastructure trends we said to watch in 2021. Nic shares her thoughts about the 2 trends – diligence and governance – that she said we should watch last year and what has happened in each.

And Nic also talks about what she wants us to focus on in 2022.

What infrastructure shifts are you reflecting on from 2021 or predicting for 2022? Let us know in the comments!

You can watch Episode 49 below.

Think fast: Is your nonprofit a membership corporation? Okay. What decision-making authority do your members have (and we don’t mean board members)?

I’ll wait. 🙂

Did you know that knowing the answers to these questions can strengthen your infrastructure and impact?

Today’s Fast Build topic is the role of membership in governance. Nic explains what statutory membership is and why it is critical that you understand the role membership plays in governance within a nonprofit.

When you are designing your governance structure, ignoring membership will impact the way you are building out your organization. We have to be thoughtful and deliberate about how we include membership into our governance structure and how we intend to work with or without a membership to ensure a nonprofit is building the way it should.

How are you thinking about the role of membership in your organization’s governance? Let us know in the comments!

You can watch Episode 48 below.