Board Life Matters is a national sounding board designed to inspire and engage the next generation in nonprofit board service.
Vernetta Walker
One might think achieving inclusion across the board is a no-brainer. After all, we live in a diverse society where conversations about race, gender, and other characteristics that are an integral part of who we are as individuals are no longer relegated to hushed tones behind closed doors — or are they?
BoardSource recently conducted a survey of board members of color to learn about their experiences and perceptions on whether and how race impacted their experiences in nonprofit board rooms. (more…)
I recently co-facilitated a webinar for an organization that is promoting board service to its stakeholders – most of whom are Generations X and Y professionals and have never served on a board. The session addressed some standard questions about nonprofit board leadership: (more…)
David Sternberg
Nearly every board member I have encountered wants to be part of an organization that can effectively accomplish its mission—and has plenty of money to do so. They want to serve on the board, but they emphatically do not want to be fundraisers.
Hmmm…what is it about fundraising that strikes terror into the hearts of even the savviest board members? I have found that it can often be a matter of perspective: they believe in the mission; they just need to learn that storytelling about that mission can be the most powerful kind of fundraising. (more…)
