10 Creative Tips for Nonprofit Boards of Directors

Congratulations to all the volunteers recently elected to serve a new term on your favorite nonprofit’s board of directors. You’ve obviously shown your service to this nonprofit, and your new position recognizes your hard work.

Now what?

Well, that depends on how your nonprofit’s board is structured. Hopefully, you’ve been given a good job description for this position. When my son-in-law was elected to a fairly large nonprofit board of directors, his job description included, “To raise a minimum of $10,000 in donations in the course of one year.”

Fortunately, he knew this in advance.

Communication is the key ingredient to a successful board of directors. I’ve served on various boards. Most were/are extremely professional and devoted to the nonprofit’s mission.