Your Board members are the guardians who guide your nonprofit through sound governance. How do you identify and recruit the best Board member candidates possible for your organization? Once you find them, how do you keep them? How do you train them? What skill sets will you be looking for in a prospective Board member? It is a lot of hard work to create a Board, maintain it and improve it, but that is what we’re going to be speaking about today.
In this episode, we speak with Board expert Dave Shellenbarger. Dave has served on an amazing list of Boards and learned from a wide range of nonprofit professionals about the many opportunities that can be created through professional nonprofit leadership. His focus is on Board development and improvement, brand development, and stakeholder messaging for new and emerging nonprofits.
In this episode you’ll discover:
If I’m a nonprofit looking to start a Board, where do I go? 01:44
How do I recruit a Board? 03:00
What type of info should you have when approaching someone to join your Board? 03:49
What are some skill sets to look for in a good Board member? 04:56
Should a board member make a financial contribution to be on the Board? 06:44
Is there a set number of Board members you should have? 07:42
What are some things you can do to maintain your Board? 09:02
Who assesses a Board and what does the process look like? 11:07
What makes working on a Nonprofit Board special? 13:12
Steps to improve your Board 15:45
How often should I review a Board members performance? 18:30
This episode’s Coaches Corner covers the topic “What is a Logic Model and Why do I Need One?” with Sheryl Soukup, Impact Coach and President of Soukup Strategic Solutions
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