Non-Profit Board Structure

Advantages of a Large Board

• Having a large board provides sufficient personnel to manage workload and serve on committees
• Diverse perspectives are represented, bringing a range of viewpoints to the table
• A larger board offers space for a variety of expertise and experience, enriching decision-making processes
• In times of leadership change, a large board ensures better continuity and stability
• Raising a quorum is easier with a larger board, as there are more members to contribute

Advantages of a Small Board

• Communication and interaction among members are facilitated, promoting a sense of cohesion
• With fewer members, directors are more likely to be constantly and meaningfully involved, leading to increased satisfaction
• A small board fosters a sense of unity, common purpose, and ownership of the work
• Scheduling meetings is easier with fewer members, reducing logistical challenges
• Oversight is more efficient, as decisions can be made quickly and with greater agility
• Small boards respond faster to change, making them more adaptable to shifting circumstances
• Members are more engaged and invested in the decision-making process

Advantages of Committees

• Committees allow for the pooling of knowledge and experience, leveraging the strengths of individual members
• Information can be easily shared and transmitted among committee members, promoting effective communication
• Committees promote teamwork and cooperation, encouraging collaboration and mutual support
• They provide a platform for employees to express themselves and be heard, fostering a sense of inclusivity
• Committees can serve as a vehicle for training potential managers, developing their skills and expertise
• By diversifying the power base, committees ensure that decision-making authority is not concentrated in the hands of a few individuals
• Multiple interests and concerns can be addressed through various committees, catering to a range of needs and perspectives

Database Management System (DBMS)

• Inaccurate advantage of DBMS is increased data inconsistency
• DBMS provides improved data access and decision making
• Minimized data inconsistency is an advantage of DBMS

Types of Databases

• A database that supports a specific department within an organization is a workgroup database

Intermediary between User and Database

• Database Management System (DBMS) serves as the intermediary between the user and the database

File System Data Management Challenges

• A challenge related to security in file system data repository is data sharing

Database Design

• Data models reduce potential errors in database design
• Completeness, access control, and relevance are not related to reducing potential errors in database design

Database Constraints

• An example of a database constraint is an employee's salary must have values that are between R600 and R230 000

Relationships

• A forklift driver drives many different forklifts, but each forklift is driven by only one driver, is a 1:* relationship

Entity Properties

• Attributes describe properties of an entity, such as a student's name, surname, and age

Database Models

• The logical model is used to logically view data in a database, rather than physically

Functional Dependence

• In the context of a database table, each value in column A determines one and only one value in column B, is an example of functional dependence

Null Values

• Null indicates an unknown attribute value and a known but missing attribute value in a database table

Primary Keys

• Primary keys should be unique and cannot be Null
• It cannot be a foreign key is not a restriction to primary keys

Relational Operators

• The Intersect relational operator is used to retrieve data that meets multiple conditions, such as students who have fully paid study fees for both first and second semesters

Set Operations

• The result of Table 1 UNION Table 2 is a table that combines all rows from both tables, without duplicates