how to build a nonprofit board for maximum impact
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Is Your Board Built For Maximum Impact?
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Great Nonprofits Have Great Boards
“Get the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats.”
- Jim Collins Good to Great
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How Do You Do It?
• Reaffirm your Mission, Vision, Values• Identify 3-5 Key Strategies to pursue• Identify the organizational gaps between now
and the desired future• Determine what is need from the board • Recruit board candidates strategically • Embrace and adopt Best Practices
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Critical Elements• Having a clear strategic plan• Identifying, qualifying, and recruiting the “right” candidates• Clarifying expectations, orienting and immediately engaging
new directors in board work
• Assigning an experienced board member as a mentor to each new one
• Maintaining high-touch with the new director as he/she begins their service
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Critical Elements• Fulfilling their fiduciary duties• Conducting effective meetings• Holding the CEO and board
members accountable• Conducting periodic
assessments of• The organization• The board• Each director• The CEO
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Some Boards Are Not Ready…• However, some boards are not put
together for maximum impact:– Skills and talents do not align with
strategy– Too many friends and family involved– A lack of skill set and experiential
diversity– Too many like-minded thinkers– A lack of passion for the cause– Too few gifted with critical thinking
skills
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How To Build a Great Board• Update or create a 3 year
strategic plan• Look for good candidates all
year long• Maintain a list of potential
directors• Don’t wait until year-end to
begin searching• Find candidates who bring skills,
connections, and experiences that complement the strategy
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How To Build a Great Board– Fully brief candidates on why they are
being considered and clarify expectations—no surprises!• Attendance • Donations • Skills or relationships to be leveraged
– Provide in-depth orientation for new directors, ie• Key issues facing the agency • How the board works and its relationship
with the CEO• Established board protocols, practices,
procedures
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How To Build a Great Board– Provide in-depth orientation for new directors, ie• Key issues currently facing the agency • How the board works and its relationship with the CEO• Established board policies, practices, protocols
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Orientation and Training
1. Why2. Roles3. Operations4. Funding5. Impact
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Great Nonprofits Have Great Boards
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