Requesting A Board Member’s Resignation
The bylaws should detail the composition of the board, how long each director can hold the position, the board’s role and responsibilities, as well as the way to remove a director with or without cause.
About Michele Colopy
Michele Colopy, LEAD Co-Founder, holds a Master’s degree in Nonprofit Management/Arts Administration. She has more than twenty years of nonprofit experience at the national, state, and local level. She has worked with membership associations, pollinator advocacy, performing arts, housing and homelessness, foreclosure prevention, community development, and health and wellness. She was Treasurer of a State Association from 2016-2019 modernizing the accounting, co-managing a USDA grant, administering the Affiliate program, and managing two grant programs. She was the Program Director of a national pollinator advocacy NGO 2013-2019.
12 Reasons You Should Gracefully Resign From A Nonprofit Board
Oct 2, 2020
Are you a valuable and valued board member for a nonprofit? If not, a graceful resignation and reassignment may be good for you and the organization.
Five Pitfalls of Putting Robert’s Rules of Order in Your Nonprofit’s By Laws
Sep 18, 2020
Five Pitfalls of Putting Robert’s Rules of Order in Your Nonprofit’s By Laws
6 Key Responsibilities for Not-for-Profit Finance Committee Members
Jul 25, 2020
The Finance Committee is a vital part of any not-for-profit organization, but the position often comes with some unknowns.
What is Unrelated Business Income Tax?
Jul 18, 2020
A major benefit to being a nonprofit is the exemption from federal and state income taxes. However, certain activities, considered unrelated to the organization’s core mission, are subject to taxes.
Is That Honey Real?
Jul 10, 2020
Imported honey contributes 75% of sales in the USA, meaning only a mere 25% was actually produced here. It is imperative to know the area that your honey came from and the way the beekeeper extracted it- especially for medicinal or allergy treatment use. Some honey can be dark as night while others are almost clear.
Cleveland Symposium
Jun 28, 2020
The Cleveland Pollinator and Native Plant Symposium educates and inspires homeowners, garden clubs, landscape architects and designers, horticulturists, botanists, naturalists, educators, conservationists and anyone eager to learn about creating pollinator and wildlife habitats using native plants and trees to promote biodiversity and ecological resilience.
Conflicts of Interest
Jun 26, 2020
Private inurement is prohibited in all nonprofits. It happens when an insider — an individual who has significant influence over the organization— enters into an arrangement with the nonprofit and receives benefits greater than she or he provides in return.
Summer Buzzing
Jun 24, 2020
What is your reaction to a bee buzzing by? Is it the same as when you see that gorgeous butterfly flitting from flower to flower? Ever wish for summer to end so the bugs would die off? What if they actually did and never returned?
Becoming 21st Century Leaders
Jun 22, 2020
Becoming 21st Century Leaders: Women in Beekeeping & Agriculture, Oct. 24-25, 2020, will bring together (on-site and virtually online) a hive of experienced, diverse, purposeful individuals to expand the opportunities for women (and men) as keepers of the ecosystem to support the health and sustainability of honey bees, native pollinators, and beekeeping.