This Week’s #fundchat: Nonprofit Board Basics

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Success starts at the top. And if your mission-driven organization wants to have an impact, ensure that your nonprofit board is firing on all cylinders. Share your knowledge of good governance on Wednesday, May 21, from 12-1 pm EST during this week’s #fundchat, “Nonprofit Board Basics.”

Here’s how you can help prep for this week’s edition of #fundchat:

1. Share this post with your social networks! Invite your colleagues to join the conversation.
2. Suggest questions that we should ask during the chat to guide the discussion (use the comments section below).
3. Review the question line-up for the discussion. We typically post these guiding questions the night before the chat.
4. Participate in the conversation. Don’t forget to follow and use the hashtag. You can also use our live discussion page.

Here are the guiding questions for this week’s #fundchat:

• Q1 What is the process for recruiting new Board members in your nonprofit organization?
• Q2 Does your nonprofit require a “give or get” from board members (in terms of a regular gift)?
• Q3 How do you integrate “new voices” with more established board members?
• Q4 What do you do when personality clashes derail meetings/initiatives?
• Q5 What’s the greatest challenge for staff working with boards and vice versa?

Many thanks to Jen Brett Fraser (@OutsideVoiceCom) for suggesting this week’s topic and questions, as well as Josh Hirsch (@JoshHirsch1).

#fundchat is a weekly conversation on Twitter where experts share and discuss topics related to nonprofit fundraising and marketing. Joining #fundchat is easy. Use your favorite Twitter client to follow the hashtag (#fundchat!) during 12 – 1 pm EDT to see the conversation in action. When chiming in, be sure to include the hashtag in your tweet. You can also use our live discussion page.

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