Board & Administrator for Administrators Only

Publisher:: Wiley
Publication date:: 2021-02-01

ISBN:: 1525-7878

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Stress respective roles from the beginning—with board candidates
Executive Director Susan Hanson (Delaware, Ohio) stresses her role versus the board's role in the orientation of new members. In fact, she said she emphasizes respective roles in an email and chart (see Page 8 for the chart) that is sent to prospective board members. Here's more.
Roles and Responsibilities of the Board and Executive Director
‘Friendraise’ before asking board members to give
Help staff handle board requests
A board member calls your office with something he wants done yesterday. You are not in. The board member then contacts an employee with his request. Do you know how your staff member will handle the board member's request? Have you prepared your staff?
Help the board stay active as fundraisers
How can nonprofit execs keep board members engaged about fundraising? Here are some ideas.
Increase board diversity
Leading with Intent: 2017 National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices showed that 65 percent of nonprofit executives are dissatisfied with the level of racial and ethnic diversity on their boards.
Fix board infighting before it bites you
The CEO can't afford to let board bickering go unchecked. That's because at some point board members are likely to start pointing their fingers at you instead of a colleague. Here's what you can do about it.
‘Process’ key in board recruitment
In Hardy Smith's “Recruit Nonprofit Board Members with Purpose and Process” for BoardSource, Smith offers this advice for committing to a consistent process in board recruiting in his blog.
Case study: Board reprimands exec for following board policy
Individual board members can get out of line. When it happens, it's the board's responsibility to rein them in. Here's a story that illustrates the point.
Tips From The Trenches