June 11, 2026

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How to Fix a Weak Nonprofit Board

By Duke Haddad, Ed.D.

Nonprofits are complex, with constant moving parts. At their best, boards focus on governance — mission, strategy, risk, and accountability — while staff lead day-to-day management and fundraising. When that balance slips, board meetings drift into operations, members disengage, and the organization loses the strategic leadership it needs.

A strong board understands its role: setting direction, supporting and holding the CEO accountable, safeguarding the organization’s finances and reputation, and asking hard questions about results and risk. A weak board, by contrast, shows up inconsistently, rubber-stamps staff decisions, or gets stuck in the weeds instead of providing oversight.

How to Know If Your Board Is Weak

An organization can have a high-performing board for years and then watch it slowly decline. Often, the warning signs are subtle at first and only become obvious when performance and culture have already suffered.

Weak boards tend to show three types of warning signs:

Engagement and culture issues: declining meeting attendance; limited participation in discussions; and an environment where a few voices dominate and meetings feel more toxic than constructive.
Responsibilities and structure issues: read more...

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

DePaul Cristo Rey High School is pleased to announce the new president, Jim Schurrer.

Building Value, a Cincinnati nonprofit retail store and deconstruction service powered by Easterseals Redwood, is pleased to announce the promotion of Terry Brueneman to Deconstruction Manager.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Lincoln Heights Outreach, Inc. thanks Elsa Heisel Sule Foundation, Greater Cincinnati Foundation and the City of Cincinnati's Boots on the Ground Fund, Hamilton County ReSource, and the Duke Energy Foundation for their commitment to our mission of providing opportunities and enriching the lives of Lincoln Heights residents and beyond.

BLINK, illuminated by ArtsWave, the country’s largest celebration of public art and light, is excited to announce the 90+ artists participating in its fifth edition, which will be free and open to the public across Cincinnati and the Northern Kentucky area from Oct. 8–11, 2026.

Visit Save the Animals Foundation on Sunday, June 28th for the Summer Open House from 2:00pm-5:00pm at 4011 Red Bank Rd. The community is invited to tour the shelter and meet our dog and cat residents.

Best Point Education and Behavioral Health hosted their 162^nd Annual Membership Meeting and Dinner on June 3, at the organization’s Heidt Center of Excellence. Best Point’s 2026 Annual Meeting provided a state of the organization while also recognizing staff, board members, elected officials, community leaders and trustees who have worked tirelessly over the years to serve Best Point clients.

The Victorian at Riverside is an assisted-living facility in Covington, providing services for older adults. The meals program is made possible through the generous support of the SC Ministry Foundation, which promotes the mission and ministry of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired (CABVI) and West Side Brewing will launch their seventh annual Braille Ale® on June 25. Created to raise awareness and promote inclusion for individuals who are blind or visually impaired, the special-edition Braille Ale® Raspberry Gose features braille on the can to help spark meaningful conversations about accessibility.

Adventure Crew saluted Board Member Emeritus and Paddlefest Founder Brewster Rhoads for his years of service to its mission with a roast at MadTree Brewing on May 7.

Throughout the month of May, People Working Cooperatively (PWC) volunteers took on more than 70 projects to provide home maintenance services for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities living on low or fixed incomes throughout the region. Projects included installing handrails, ramps, and grab bars, repairing damaged walkways and steps, landscaping, and more.

FUNDING AND RESOURCE OPPORTUNITIES

OneSource Center created the Emerging Leader Award to recognize talented nonprofit professionals who demonstrate exceptional promise and a commitment to strengthening the nonprofit sector. The Award provides a full scholarship for the selected honoree to participate in the EXCEL Executive Leadership Program, including one year of executive coaching. Find more information and nomination form here.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

BOLD is Greater Cincinnati's premier nonprofit board training program, designed for new and aspiring board members and taught by the region's most respected nonprofit leaders. The 2026 fall cohort runs four Thursdays , Sept 10 - Oct 1, with personalized mentoring and nonprofit matching to set you up for real board impact in 2027. Tuition is $300-700, application deadline is Sept 3. Sign up here!

Free workshop “Spiritual Literacy” will be held onsite at Sycamore Presbyterian Church, 11800 Mason Road on Wednesdays from June 17 through July 22, from 7-8:30 p.m. All are welcome. To register for this workshop, visit Everyday Spiritualty.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Be a part of the Freedom Center's Juneteenth Jubilee and Opal's Walk for Freedom! Our volunteers are an important part of our annual event—from helping guests find their way to setting up booths and chairs, just a couple hours of your time goes a long way toward making this celebration a memorable one.

How the best teams keep getting better

Teams can deliver better results when they're allowed to truly innovate, writes Ron Friedman, who offers three strategies.

Code switching burnout at work
Changing the way we talk and act to try to improve our interactions with others is something many people do every day, but it can be exhausting. It can also benefit the way we communicate so that our audiences can more easily understand us.

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- Katy Meinhardt, EPIC House

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