Nonproift Leadership

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What Do Board Members Do?

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You said “Yes” and have accepted the offer to join your local nonprofit agency.  Congratulations on a decision that should impact your life in many positive ways. You’ve done your due diligence, you fully support the mission, and you are ready to dedicate time, wisdom, and fundraising to the agency.  Everything feels right.  And you ask yourself- “so what happens next?”

Retaining Your Board of Directors

What are the steps to accomplish keeping the attention and interest of this diverse, and dedicated group of people on your Board of Directors?  How does one build the trust and camaraderie needed to forge relationships that will underpin the work of the Board? My advice is keep it simple!

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Building Your Team

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Your board is what makes your nonprofit agency run smoothly and effectively. Finding, recruiting and securing new Board members is a primary task of all Board members. There is a method to make this important responsibility an easier task. Read on for help.

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Your Nonprofit is Accountable to Who?

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Boards change; they grow; they evolve. Whether it is a founding board or a multimillion-dollar institutional board, throughout this evolution every board is accountable for its action to its owners. So, who are their owners?

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The Dynamics of a Toxic Board Chair

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Have you seen this in your career path: a Board chair that is overwhelmingly difficult. Not just personality difficulties; but instances of excessive micromanaging, changing details of assignments in mid-stream without notifying you, and/or speaking critically of your performance in front of the board or staff, frequently without you present.

I label this type of behavior by the Board Chair as Toxic Board Chair Syndrome. It can cause ongoing difficulties and in many cases severely impact the effectiveness of the organization.