BoardSource CEO Deborah Hechinger Named to National Panel's Work Group on Governance

BoardSource CEO Deborah Hechinger Named to National Panel's Work Group on Governance: "National Panel to Prepare Recommendations for the Senate Finance Committee on the Oversight and Governance of Charitable Organizations
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Deborah S. Hechinger, BoardSource president and CEO, was appointed as the co-convener of the Governance and Fiduciary Responsibilities Work Group as part of the Independent Sector's National Panel on the Nonprofit Sector. Hechinger, along with Ellen Alberding, president, The Joyce Foundation, will oversee the Work Group, which will focus on issues including conflict of interest policies, fundraising, board compensation and board size and composition.
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'Nonprofit boards have never been more important,' said Hechinger. 'I look forward to collaborating with other leaders in charitable institutions to identify good practices in nonprofit governance. We trust that the recommendations our task force makes to the National Panel will lead to the improvement of governance in foundations and public charities alike.'"