Do you wanna guess what committee it is? In my years of working with many different types of nonprofit organizations, it has been proven over and over again. It’s the Board Development Committee. Sometimes it’s called the Governance Committee, or the Nominating Committee. I prefer "Board Development", because when functioning well, it's doing exactly that [...]
Dear Executive Director and Board President, As you know, I’ve served on our board for two years and am very passionate about our cause! I think the work we do is transformational and vital to our community. And we have a great board - each of us bring different talents and experience. I just wish [...]
As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday this week, we’re reminded about the importance of community service. We’re all working together to strengthen our communities and there may be several causes that you are passionate about. You're eager to serve on a nonprofit board! But how do you know where to serve? And [...]
(This post was first published on the CSAE blog) It may come as a surprise but, as the executive, you are responsible for setting the tone of how your board operates. Right from the start. If you want highly performing board members that work in partnership with you and stay focused on the right things, then guess what? [...]
Spring tends to be the time when many nonprofits are thinking about how to recruit a new class of board members. Instead of a typical blog post, let's really talk. Here's a short, 4-minute video blog to emphasize 3 steps I want to share with you that will get the right people on board who [...]
Today I’m celebrating my 100th blog post! It’s been such a privilege to bring you high value content for the past 4 years! Every two weeks I share checklists, tips, or strategies for you to blast forward from intention to execution. What a pleasure it is to be a fierce advocate for your work! (And [...]