Nancy Barnes-Smith, who writes for the Las Cruces Sun News and runs Nonprofit Support and Success, LLC, gives tips on how to build a better nonprofit board.
Barnes-Smith notes that usually, misunderstandings and confusion about roles and responsibilities seems to be a common theme in nonprofit management. The solution: create a quality board development.
Barnes-Smith explains that board development is a year round process that includes recruitment, orientation/training and evaluation. Good boards "take thought, planning and a commitment to board development. Identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the board will help to develop a list of the traits and skills needed to start building a quality board."
Quality boards run a year-round board development, which includes ongoing training. This training is crucial in preparing and supporting boards in their role "as the stewards of the organization's mission and resources."
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