Editor’s note: This is the final installment in a three-part series presented in partnership with the Nonprofit Leadership Collaborative/SJC and United Way’s Nonprofit Capacity Building Program.
Have you ever attended a board meeting, and from beginning to end, everything was firing on all cylinders? The chair and the CEO were prepared, chatter among board members was invigorating, relationships were well-established. The room was filled with hopefulness, not hesitation, and there was a common sense of purpose, a complete commitment to the mission and the will to courageously execute on the goals.
These are the things that make a great board…