Are you a leader of a non-profit board and it's driving you crazy/ Results dismal? Board Members inactive. Revive your board & turn your board members into Brand Ambassadors!

1. So Your Non-Profit Board is
Driving You Crazy!
10 Tips to Turn Your Board
Members into Brand
Ambassadors
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2. You’ve been President of this,
Vice-President of that, etc. for a
non-profit board of some
kind…for some time now.
Whether it’s a local school board
or some other advocacy group.
And every experience and
meeting begins & ends the
same….
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3. With you
pulling your
hair out!!!
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4. Well after reading this, I
promise…well, maybe not
promise, because of that uh…
HUMAN FACTOR!!!!
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5. ….that if you implement the
following steps, you will…..
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6. 1. Help your meetings run
smoother & end faster
2. Provide necessary closure as
well as follow-ups
3. Set the stage for overall
progress in your organization
4. And Create Life-long Brand
Ambassadors
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7. Ready?
Okay, let’s start by…….
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8. 10. Leaving 10-15 Minutes at
the close of each meeting for
“Open Mic”.
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9. 9. Activate a “Seargent of Arms”
to Keep comments/responses to
2 minutes with a “one comment
per topic” clause so as many as
possible can speak.
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10. 8. Request & share committee
reports with the entire board for
NO LESS than 1 week before
meeting.
Inclusion is Key!
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11. 7. Provide Video Tele-Conference
options as often as possible (i.e.
during bad weather).
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12. 6. Meet at least once, face to
face, either quarterly or annually
~ Go out for dinner….instead of
pulling your hair out…..
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13. Let your hair down!
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14. 5. And after all of that, if you’re
still unable to make headway,
begin charging a small
assessment for tardiness and
unpreparedness (to be placed in
special fund for board training).
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15. 4. ALWAYS, ALWAYS: Have a
copy of your current bylaws
readily available.
Know your stuff! People want to be led by competent
leaders ~ RB
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16. 3. Don’t pile on too much at once
(apply meeting structure, i.e. Old
Business then New Business).
“All Medicine works better when given
in doses. “~ RB
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17. 2. Invest in board training
“People don’t care how much you know until they know how
much you care.” ~ Quote
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18. 1. IF NECESSARY!!!
Restructure, removing
redundancies & over-saturated
players where possible.
“When the people won’t change,
change the people.” ~ Quote
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19. Hope this helps! And if not,
well, you know what they
say…..
“When you’re they smartest person in the
group, time to change the group.” ~ Quote
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