Description
Session I: “All Aboard!” Concepts in Board Design
Presenter: Lydia Hughes- Evans, Ed.D., Pure Momentum Consulting
Passion for an organization’s mission is just one of many attractive qualities in a prospective board member. Before recruiting, it pays to identify the valuable skills, knowledge and experience you want at the table to help your organization succeed. Appropriate for both emerging and established nonprofit organizations.
Participants will learn about:
- Board types: working, oversight and advisory boards
- Board roles, committees, and sub-committees
- How to undertake the “skills, knowledge, and experience” gap analysis
- Strategies for recruiting and retention of new board members
- How to on-board new members, define board norms, and manage expectations
- The value of term limits
- How to navigate the partnership between a board president and executive director
