The Chair's Perspective Series of videos were created by the Developing Your Board Project as a tool to assist chairs and directors of nonprofit boards better understand the role of Chair and the possible challenges faced in the role. The series includes a number of short videos looking at the key tasks of the chair, what makes a good chair, the positive difference a chair can make to their board and their organisation, as well as some direct advice from experienced chairs. Each video is made up of excerpts from interviews conducted with a number of chairs who between them have several years of experience in nonprofit boardrooms of small community-based organisations up to large national ones, and across different sectors such as health, the arts, Church-based, finance and education.

Jim Collins, author of Good to Great, argues that social sector organisations shouldn't try to be more like business to be successful because the average business is pretty ordinary. Instead it should focus on being a great organisation.

Nikos Mourkogiannis, author of "Purpose: The Starting Point of Great Companies," explains the role of purpose in developing strategy.

An Interview with Michael E. Porter, Professor, Harvard University. Porter's five competitive forces is the basis for much of modern business strategy. In this interview, he explains the five forces framework and how to put it into practice.