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  • 1.  It's the board, stupid.

    Posted 10-30-2017 08:41 AM
    This week, Leadership Matters examines the roles and responsibilities of the museum board. Are we asking too much of a group of community volunteers....or too little?


    Happy reading,

    Anne Ackerson and Joan Baldwin
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    Anne W. Ackerson
    Creative Leadership & Management Solutions
    1914 Burdett Avenue
    Troy, New York  12180
    T:  518-271-2455
    E:  anne@awackerson.com





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  • 2.  RE: It's the board, stupid.

    Posted 10-31-2017 08:17 AM
    ​I could not agree more Anne.  In my book's chapter on governance, the first sentence is: "The nonprofit sector in America is governed by amateurs."  A quote at the head of that chapter is from Reynold Levy, former president and CEO of Lincoln Center.  It is spot-on. "Unless trustees are deeply and properly engaged in the life of an organization they are likely to act inappropriately..."  He notes this in his book about running Lincoln Center.  The title is wonderful: They Told Me Not To Take This Job.

    Steve

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    Steven Miller
    Executive Director Emeritus
    Boscobel House and Gardens
    Garrison NY
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