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Building High Performing Boards: Strategies for Success

Learn how to structure, build, and engage a high performing board of directors for your nonprofit organization. Gain insights from Lynn Margherio, Founder & CEO of Cradles to Crayons. Topics include board governance, external engagement, fundraising, and recruitment.

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Building High Performing Boards: Strategies for Success

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  1. Massachusetts Nonprofit Network November 1 , 2017 High Performing Boards: How to build and sustain them Lynn Margherio, Founder & CEO Cradles to Crayons

  2. What We Will Cover: • Structuring your best Board • Building your Board • Keeping Board Members engaged • Q&A • Wrap-up

  3. A Bit About Cradles to Crayons • Single 501c3 organization • National Board – fiduciary • Market Level Leadership • Boards • Leadership Councils (Corporate & Family)

  4. Sharing our experiences • Take a moment to think about your Board of Directors • Now, turn to your neighbor and share: • What brought you to this session • What you believe the role of your Board should be • What you most need/want from your Board • How successful you feel you’ve been at coaching your Board to meet your needs

  5. Areas to address to improve Board performance Source: BoardSource Leading with Intent 2017

  6. What’s going on around the table? • Role of your Board • Governance, not management • External Engagement • Fundraising • Ambassador • Recruitment It’s important to set expectations up front!

  7. Who is around the table? • What are the capabilities I need? • What do I have today? • How do I get those capabilities?

  8. Sample Profile: The Philanthropist • Leading philanthropist known for commitment to charitable causes; • Active national network and willing to leverage that network; • Minimum annual and personal financial contribution of $X(fulfilled through give/get); • Demonstrated personal passion for mission • Diversity (race, gender, age, and/or geography).

  9. Sample Profile: The Corporate Partner • C-suite level executive or Division leader • National/local profile with an active network and willing to leverage network; • Company with assets that align with primary needs; • Minimum annual financial contribution of $X (fulfilled - give/get); • Demonstrated personal passion for mission • Diversity (race, gender, age, and/or geography).

  10. Sample Profile: The Nonprofit Partner • CEO, President, or Founder; • Led an organization that aligns with future growth/needs; • Annual personal financial contribution; • Demonstrated personal passion for mission; • Diversity (race, gender, age, and/or geography).

  11. How do we get them to the table? • Prospecting • Cultivating • Asking • On-boarding • Engaging

  12. How do we keep them there? • Build a team • Leverage your Board meetings • Check-in with individual members annually or bi-annually • Create a culture of accountability

  13. Questions?

  14. Before We Go… • Let’s keep each other accountable! • Keep connecting! Lynn Margherio lmargherio@cradlestocrayons.org

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