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Limited staff and time
Many CBOs also are faced with the challenge of limited time and staff. Callahan believes boards are the most under-utilized resource to help with this issue.

“Boards are key,” she says. “Stop just recruiting people and telling them they are not asked to do anything. Be up front about their responsibilities. Tell them this is a partnership. This partnership can be extraordinarily powerful. Sit down with the board and ask them, ‘How are we furthering your goals?’ Tell them, ‘Here are our needs; how do these coincide with your needs?’”