Event details
Sep
16
When Good Intentions Go Wrong: The Hidden Crisis in Nonprofit Boardrooms
How do well-intentioned board oversight mechanisms systematically undermine nonprofit effectiveness, and what can be done to address these failures?
The US nonprofit sector forms the backbone of American civil society, yet its governance structures are fundamentally broken, creating a crisis that threatens the very missions these organizations were designed to protect.
Despite their fiduciary responsibility to advance organizational missions, nonprofit boards frequently engage in counterproductive behaviors that impede strategic execution, compromise operational efficiency, and erode stakeholder confidence.
We will explore these psychological, structural, and institutional factors, then propose a framework for governance reform with targeted interventions to realign board functions with organizational objectives.
The US nonprofit sector forms the backbone of American civil society, yet its governance structures are fundamentally broken, creating a crisis that threatens the very missions these organizations were designed to protect.
Despite their fiduciary responsibility to advance organizational missions, nonprofit boards frequently engage in counterproductive behaviors that impede strategic execution, compromise operational efficiency, and erode stakeholder confidence.
We will explore these psychological, structural, and institutional factors, then propose a framework for governance reform with targeted interventions to realign board functions with organizational objectives.
Speakers
Noorain Khan, Former Senior Advisor to the President, Ford Foundation
Aly Kassam-Remtulla, Vice Provost and Lecturer in Public Policy
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Date
September 16, 2025Time
12:00 p.m.Location
Robertson Hall, 001Audience
University Sponsors
School for Public and International Affairs, the Research Development Office, GradFUTURES, and Service Focus