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Episode Synopsis
Help! We’ve entered into an agreement with a benefit corporation, and they’re not playing nice! Andy’s got some ideas for that. Also, Stacey answers a question about having elected officials on the board, and we talk about the best ways to bring a new treasurer into the organization, even if they’ve got no nonprofit experience.
Topics:
Should we add elected officials to our board? – 0:00
We’ve entered into an agreement with a benefit corporation, and now they want money from us! – 9:38
Our new treasurer has no nonprofit experience. What do they need to know? – 21:04
Mentioned this week:
All about Certified B Corps
Info about benefit corporations
Nonprofit Treasurer Handbook
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Topics:
Should we add elected officials to our board? – 0:00
We’ve entered into an agreement with a benefit corporation, and now they want money from us! – 9:38
Our new treasurer has no nonprofit experience. What do they need to know? – 21:04
Mentioned this week:
All about Certified B Corps
Info about benefit corporations
Nonprofit Treasurer Handbook
Hang out with us on Discord!
Ask us a question
Sponsor the podcast
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