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		<title>So Where Are You Keeping Those Meeting Minutes and Other Important Documents</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of you have moved to an online storage system for your meeting minutes, procedure manuals etc. Actually many of you moved to a system &#8216;many&#8217; years ago&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Others of you may still be keeping a paper copy and trusting &#8230; <a href="http://realboardsolutions.ca/blog/2012/02/22/so-where-are-you-keeping-those-meeting-minutes-and-other-important-documents/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://realboardsolutions.ca/blog/2012/02/22/so-where-are-you-keeping-those-meeting-minutes-and-other-important-documents/</link>
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		<title>As the commercial says&#8230; &#8220;Life comes at your fast.  Stop talking and Start Doing!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A business colleague from Jacksonville, Florida, Tom Morrison sent me this article from his newsletter which he named &#8220;From Relevance to to Revolution, Its Now or Never&#8221; &#160; Why the Traditional Association Model is Stronger Than Ever A lot of talk &#8230; <a href="http://realboardsolutions.ca/blog/2012/02/21/as-the-commercial-says-life-comes-at-your-fast-stop-talking-and-start-doing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://realboardsolutions.ca/blog/2012/02/21/as-the-commercial-says-life-comes-at-your-fast-stop-talking-and-start-doing/</link>
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		<title>Alligators in the Boardroom and Urban Legends about Nonprofits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have kept this article from Board Cafe for a couple of year&#8217;s and think that its time to feature it again. Its timely due to the recent stats that show the incredible growth in our sector.  Special thanks to Board Cafe &#8230; <a href="http://realboardsolutions.ca/blog/2012/02/10/alligators-in-the-boardroom-and-urban-legends-about-nonprofits/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://realboardsolutions.ca/blog/2012/02/10/alligators-in-the-boardroom-and-urban-legends-about-nonprofits/</link>
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		<title>The Boardroom Bully, What to do&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every Board ends up with a Boardroom bully, its just a matter of time. The bully can become loud and belligerent. Board members can become intimidated. Good decisions may be avoided and flawed decisions may be pushed through. So, what &#8230; <a href="http://realboardsolutions.ca/blog/2012/02/08/the-boardroom-bully-what-to-do/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://realboardsolutions.ca/blog/2012/02/08/the-boardroom-bully-what-to-do/</link>
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		<title>Association Stress Reduction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the world of Association&#8217;s we are consistantly on stress &#8216;overload&#8217; Member expectations outweigh an Association&#8217;s ability to perform. With the new economy most if not all Associations are leaner and we all seemed to be juggling alot of assignments. &#8230; <a href="http://realboardsolutions.ca/blog/2012/02/08/association-stress-reduction/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://realboardsolutions.ca/blog/2012/02/08/association-stress-reduction/</link>
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		<title>Rules for Debate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are times when individuals speak over and over on one debatable issue, even if their meeting rules of order follow Roberts Rules of Order. ( Sometimes Board Chairs do not realize that, according to Roberts Rules there is a &#8230; <a href="http://realboardsolutions.ca/blog/2012/02/07/rules-for-debate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://realboardsolutions.ca/blog/2012/02/07/rules-for-debate/</link>
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		<title>Reccommended Reading      ASSOCIATION  Magazine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every two months I received a publication in the mail, THE ASSOCIATION. It is Canada&#8217;s only Association Magazine and is packed full of valuable, timely articles. The isuue I received today focuses on Money and Risk. There are featured articles on Mitigating &#8230; <a href="http://realboardsolutions.ca/blog/2012/02/06/reccommended-reading-association-magazine/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://realboardsolutions.ca/blog/2012/02/06/reccommended-reading-association-magazine/</link>
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		<title>Help, My Board is Driving Me Crazy!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the economy in it&#8217;s current state, it&#8217;s not uncommon to see not-for-profit leaders overwhelmed and frustrated in their career&#8211;in fact, I&#8217;ve heard from quite a few folks that they&#8217;re switching their career paths altogether. The turnover rate in some &#8230; <a href="http://realboardsolutions.ca/blog/2012/02/06/help-my-board-is-driving-me-crazy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://realboardsolutions.ca/blog/2012/02/06/help-my-board-is-driving-me-crazy/</link>
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		<title>Compensation-Fringe Benefits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most not-for-profits pay fringe benefits, some much more than others………. A recent study of business Association has determined that their CEO’s are lagging behind the private sector in a number of areas. The statics’ below for CEO fringe benefits equal &#8230; <a href="http://realboardsolutions.ca/blog/2012/01/23/compensation-fringe-benefits/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://realboardsolutions.ca/blog/2012/01/23/compensation-fringe-benefits/</link>
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		<title>Board Remuneration – Creative Solutions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Board Remuneration – Creative Solutions By Julie Garland McLellan on September 27, 2011 One of the longest running and most passionately argued debates on LinkedIn concerns the issue of payment for directors of not-for-profit organisation boards. Although the focus of &#8230; <a href="http://realboardsolutions.ca/blog/2012/01/17/board-remuneration-%e2%80%93-creative-solutions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://realboardsolutions.ca/blog/2012/01/17/board-remuneration-%e2%80%93-creative-solutions/</link>
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