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Blog

· Dec 17, 2018

· 5 min read

Best practices for board of directors’ re-election

By The Diligent team

Best practices for board composition helps to guide boards in the direction of how to approach board director re-election so that there is skilled board.

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Blog

· Dec 13, 2018

· 6 min read

How to improve board effectiveness

By The Diligent team

Digital tools can help boards to elevate their performance and to streamline board processes as the best means to improve board effectiveness.

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Blog

· Dec 10, 2018

· 6 min read

How to Create a Board Succession Planning Checklist

By The Diligent team

A board succession planning checklist can be a valuable tool to ensure that your board & committees have the right candidate search criteria.

Group go through their retiring or departing board of directors checklist

Blog

· Dec 7, 2018

· 6 min read

Retiring or departing board director checklist

By The Diligent team

A departing board member leaves a vacancy on the board. It is important to have a proper board director checklist to fill be prepared to fill the vacancy.

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Blog

· Dec 7, 2018

· 6 min read

Compliance risks for private equity firms

By The Diligent team

There are a litany of compliance risks for private equity firms, but with the right tools and insights, risk is no longer an issue.

Illustration of board member holding building block with the words nonprofit

Blog

· Dec 3, 2018

· 7 min read

What is the function of a nonprofit board of directors?

By The Diligent team

As governing body, nonprofit boards of directors focus on the organization's mission. Some of their primary duties include strategy, goals & managing risks.

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Blog

· Nov 29, 2018

· 7 min read

Board governance structure: Public vs. private boards

By The Diligent team

Public and private boards have operational differences, but both can meet their governance challenges with the best board portal technology possible.

Illustration of someone selecting something that reads "tax" representing an electronic filing

Blog

· Nov 23, 2018

· 6 min read

What is electronic filing?

By The Diligent team

Simply put, electronic filing is a computer-based system for the storage, cataloguing and retrieval of documents whether paper or electronic files.

Image of money representing the five best practices to prevent insider trading

Blog

· Nov 19, 2018

· 5 min read

Five best practices to prevent insider trading

By The Diligent team

Learn the five best practices to prevent illegal insider trading in order to ensure financial compliance & protect your entities from abuse.

Person holding data with the city behind him. An illustration of data, like a hologram, is overlaid across image to represent this person using data-informed best practices within their corporate financial management.

Blog

· Nov 7, 2018

· 6 min read

Best practices in corporate financial management

By The Diligent team

Following the best practices of corporate financial management will better allow your organization to manage their entities and ensure global success and compliance.

A copy of a contract representing contract monitoring

Blog

· Oct 19, 2018

· 5 min read

Contract monitoring & evaluation: What entity professionals should know

By The Diligent team

After entering a contract, organizations have a legal duty to oversee a vendor's compliance. This involves reporting, monitoring, and evaluation at three key levels.

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Blog

· Oct 18, 2018

· 6 min read

How to change an advisory board meeting agenda

By The Diligent team

Understanding how to change an advisory board meeting agenda is a crucial part of meeting management and makes sure governance principles are followed.

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