Leadership is crucial. Active engagement, creative problem solving, and commitment are necessary ingredients for an effective team of leaders of a nonprofit. But with competing demands for your time, how can you develop yourself and your nonprofit board in order to increase mission impact and organizational viability?
BoardSource
BoardSource is a nonprofit organization that is highly specialized in board development. Years of experience and research have produced succinct practical literature and resources McLennan County board members can use. The Waco-McLennan Library has many of these resources available for nonprofit leaders. Click here to learn more about BoardSource.
Virtual Board Training
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The Ultimate Board Member’s Book
by Kay Sprinkel Grace (ISBN 1-889102-18-0)
Kay Sprinkel Grace has written a brief, straightforward handbook which “takes only sixty minutes to read, yet it provides a firm command of just what you need to do to help your organization succeed.” Written for all nonprofit boards and board members, she addresses how boards operate, what’s involved in the job, truth about time commitments, staff-board relations, group decision-making, and other responsibilities related to board leadership. If you want to be a high impact board member, read this!
by Kay Sprinkel Grace (ISBN 1-889102-18-0)
Kay Sprinkel Grace has written a brief, straightforward handbook which “takes only sixty minutes to read, yet it provides a firm command of just what you need to do to help your organization succeed.” Written for all nonprofit boards and board members, she addresses how boards operate, what’s involved in the job, truth about time commitments, staff-board relations, group decision-making, and other responsibilities related to board leadership. If you want to be a high impact board member, read this!
