Here are a few ideas to help ministry and nonprofit leaders work more closely (and pleasurably) with their boards. Who knows, maybe everyone will actually start enjoying board meetings!
- Reconnect regularly with each director, one-to-one if possible, to tap into their wisdom, learn their perspective, and gain valuable confidential input
- Invest to improve on your strengths through seminars, workshops, or conferences…like CLA 2014
- Identify existing nonprofit board best practices and install the top two that you feel add the most value to your organization
- When meeting with key external stakeholders, ask how they think the organization is performing
- Be more available to your staff, volunteers, and key community partners
- Become a director on another nonprofit or ministry board and gain valuable perspective of just what that is like
- Review your calendar monthly and the organization’s budget to determine if you are allocating time and treasure in line with the year’s goals
- Conduct periodic board update (they hate “training”) sessions
For a few other easy and effective ideas on how to improve board relations and effectiveness in 2014, read:
- Electrify Your Sleepy Directors
- Board Presidents that Don’t Bore
- Board Meetings The Don’t Bore
- Maximize Your Board’s Performance in 2014
What other ideas can you share on how leaders and board members can make 2014 a success