Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

Despite the billions of dollars distributed to nonprofits in our region each year, and the tremendous influence that a nonprofit’s board of directors can exert over an organization, many funders are not certain about how to address the topic of governance with their grantees. In an attempt to provide grantmakers and grantees with a solution to improving nonprofit governance in a manner that respects both parties, the United Way of New York City has developed BoardServeNYC. Gordon Campbell, United Way of NYC’s President & CEO, explains this innovative new project for our readers.