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BOARD MEETINGS DON'T HAVE TO BE BORED MEETINGS

Posted by Richard Clegg

Have you ever wondered why are some board members not engaged or even showing up to your meetings? Board meetings are a necessity for nonprofit organizations, but too often they can be boring, dry, and uninspiring.

They don’t have to be.

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Topics: Board Development, Board Management, Board Leadership, Nonprofit, Leadership & Boards

TRY SOMETHING NEW WITH YOUR BOARD

Posted by Brian Keel

As the new year rolls in, many nonprofits are embarking on a brand-new budget, with clean slates, fresh aspirations, and strategies poised for success. You may also find your organization with a new class of volunteers on your board of directors, fresh faces on committees and perhaps even new staff members on your team.

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Topics: Leadership, Volunteer, Volunteer Leadership, Board Development, Volunteer Management, Nonprofit Leadership, Board Management, Board Leadership, finance

Creating a Culture of Inquiry

Posted by Richard Clegg

Do your board members regularly ask inquisitive and challenging questions? Does your board have a culture that promotes dialogue and debate?

An often-overlooked strategy of effective boards is to create and/or nurture a true culture of inquiry. Great boards engage members in a way that truly enlists their collective skill sets, thoughts, and differences of opinion. Dialogue with debate is a great thing to have in board meetings. Open discussions that include diverse perspectives position the board to make the best choices.

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Topics: Culture, Board Management, Collaboration, Leadership & Boards, board governance

How to Delight and Surprise Your Nonprofit Board

Posted by Kellie Wardman

 

Plans are important, but it's the action that makes the plan a reality. This month, the DBD team will be sharing ways for you to jump-start your work in 2023.

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Topics: Board Management, Leadership & Boards, board governance

How To Conduct an MRI on Your Board

Posted by Kellie Wardman
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Topics: Board Development, Board Management, board governance

Beyond Dollars and Cents: Making Financial Reporting Come to Life

Posted by Brian Keel
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Topics: Board Development, Fundraising, Fundraising Management, Board Management, Asking For Help, Nonprofit, financial management

Nonprofit Boards: When You Want Things to Change (Sort of)

Posted by Kellie Wardman
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Topics: Board Development, Fundraising, Fundraising Management, Board Management, Asking For Help, Nonprofit, financial management, board governance

BORING YOUR BOARD

Posted by Kellie Wardman

By Kellie Wardman

Does your non-profit have Save-As-Itis?

Meaning, do you tend to open your previous board meeting’s agenda and click File > Save As to create the next one, plugging in the new date and modifying a few things here and there?

If that’s the case, you may not be leveraging the true brain power and contributions of board members.

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Topics: Board Management, Communication, Death By Meeting, Nonprofit, Collaboration

ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS

Posted by Michele Goodrich

A fairly common concern among nonprofit directors is that their board members won’t participate in fundraising efforts.  Some board members may claim they weren’t told they were expected to ask for contributions when they joined the board.  Others might say they don’t like to impose on their friends (or they want to avoid their friends coming back to them asking for money for their favorite charity). And still others promise they will help but never follow through.

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Topics: Board Development, Board Management

DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC BOARD

Posted by Danny Maier
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Topics: Board Development, Board Management

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