Overview
Does thinking about your nonprofit’s board leave you—forgive the labored pun—bored? Or worse, overwhelmed, flustered, and unsure of where to start? Does it seem easiest to throw up your hands and ignore your board, because advice on how to build one is inadequate, contradictory, or counterproductive?
This webinar will give you concrete advice that makes building a board simple, and saves you from the havoc a bad (or nonexistent) board can wreak. Having a board shouldn’t be some slapdash endeavor. A good board is crucial to a nonprofit’s success, providing strategic guidance and accountability, ensuring financial sustainability, and promoting a healthy organizational culture. The right board members will even act as ambassadors and advocates.
To put it simply (and only slightly hyperbolically), no one tells nonprofits what it takes to create and manage an effective board. Guidance on writing fundraising letters or cultivating donor relationships abounds. You can’t swing a dead cat without hitting a guide on the importance of foundation grants. But when it comes time to build a board? Crickets.
That is, until this webinar. Cecilia Diem and Jason Lloyd know how to create and manage an effective board for your nonprofit, and after this webinar, you will too. Over the course of this hour-long conversation, you’ll get a crash course in the basics of board, including the answers to:
- What is a nonprofit board? What does it do?
- Should my nonprofit have a board in the first place?
- Whom should I put on my board? How many board members should I have?
- How do I ensure I’m following the law?
- What should I ask before I join a board myself?
And, vitally, Cecilia and Jason will tell you just how much terrible advice they have heard on how to build a board, and how to avoid falling for the destructive myths people peddle.
An effective board can benefit your nonprofit immeasurably. This webinar will give you the tools you need to get started on building one!
