Boards 201: Strategies for Recruitment, Integration, and Culture

You may have attended Powerhouse Boards either last or this year. This session builds on that content.

Are you ready to build a board ready to fully achieve your mission?

In this session, we will be focusing on how you build the board you need to achieve your mission. We will explore three questions:

• How can you recruit the right board members for where your organization is now in its life cycle (and why it matters)?
• How can you integrate new board members into your practice in a way that honors existing practice and creates space for new insights and ideas?
• How can you build a culture that supports healthy conflict, collaboration, and change?

You will leave this interactive session with practical ideas to put to work right away within your organization. You will have a chance to reflect in conversation with others facing similar opportunities and challenges. Ultimately you will feel more competent and confident in how you bring together the right people to work together on behalf of your mission.

This session is designed for board members and those who work with them.

COST: $10

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Nancy Bacon has trained thousands of board members and those who work with them. She is an educator who has served in the nonprofit roles of executive director, founding program director, board member, and volunteer since 1996. She created the portfolio of nonprofit classes and resources available to all nonprofits in Washington State, including Boards in Gear, Finance Unlocked for Nonprofits, and Let’s Go Legal. In 2022, Nancy launched the Nonprofit Learning Center to make sure all nonprofit leaders anywhere in the country have access to outcome-based learning: www.nonprofitlearning.center. Nancy is known for delivering highly engaging online learning that rivals being together in a room. www.nancybacon.com.