 Determining the 'Governance' Perspective
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 In Issue 5 we examined the 'line' between governance and management ('Where is the line?) primarily from a constitutional and conceptual point of view. One of the challenges inexperienced board members often have, however, is to determine and apply a practical way to decide what matters might (or might not) be of board interest.
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Ensuring You Can See the Wood for the Trees: Criterion-Referenced Monitoring
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 Organisational performance monitoring is an essential means by which a board discharges its accountability. It is the process by which the board checks that the performance criteria it has set have been met.
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A Review of US Not-For-Profit Governance Practices
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The BoardSource 'Nonprofit Governance Index 2010' is a rare opportunity to benefit from the experience and perspectives of a variety of US board members and senior executives on organizational challenges, governance practices, and board performance.
BoardSource is the peak body in the US dedicated to "advancing the public good by building exceptional nonprofit boards and inspiring board service." It has been collecting data on governance in 1994 and its most recent Index came out in 2007.
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Getting the Best Out Of Boardroom Presentations
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 Increasingly we hear board members questioning the time spent listening to presentations from both staff and outsiders. While these are valuable in many ways, presentations seem often not to hit the mark.
There is usually a genuine sense (on the part of the instigator) that the presentation deals with something the board needs to know and understand. Too often, however, it seems the presentations are on topics of interest and importance to the presenters but not necessarily to the board. Regrettably, also, we sometimes observe that presentations seem to be little more than a means of filling up the board's agenda. This implies a level of respect for the board's time that brings to mind the remark of a former Australian State Premier who likened issuing press releases to journalists to "feeding the chooks".
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