Why do bad boards happen to good organizations?

1. Why do bad boards happen to good organizations? Regina Birdsell President & CEO Center for Nonprofit Management

2. $38 Billion 6% of Workforce 250,000 employees 2010 UCLA Study: "Resilience and Vulnerability: The State of the Nonprofit Sector in Los Angeles,"

3. What Are Nonprofit Boards Doing Right?

4. Ideal Board Members would: Understand the mission & raise money Support the CEO & raise money Strategic planning & raise money Monitor organizational performance & raise money Recruit Board Members who will RAISE MONEY

5. Why do bad boards happen to good organizations?

6. A Field Guide for Building Better Boards • DURING RECRUITMENT • BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS • DURING BOARD MEETINGS • DURING TRANSITIONS OR CRISIS

7. Understand Roles & Expectations

8. Strategies for Exceptional Board/ED Relationships Defined roles and areas of responsibility Mutually defined and agreed upon goals Information is shared in a timely way Agreement on priorities & mission Consistent communication Annual Evaluation & Service Pledge Regular meetings to monitor progress against goals Shared responsibility for the health of the organization

9. Fundraising Without Fear • Cultivation • Solicitation • Stewardship

10. Keys to Success • Clearly Defined Annual Fundraising Goals • Clearly Delegate Responsibilities to meet goals • Create Recognition policies and plans • Matching Skills with Right Job + Issues They Worry About: Don’t Understand Mission Don’t Know How to Ask Want to Avoid Rejection

11. Tools You Can Use • Organizational Assessment • Before Joining A Board • Board Member Service Pledge

12. Center for Nonprofit Management www.cnmsocal.org Thank you!