OnBoard: The Basics of Being An Effective Board Member

Serving as a board member is an incredible opportunity to lead within the nonprofit sector and put your passion for a charitable cause into practice. Along with an affinity for the mission, effective board members must possess a clear understanding of roles and responsibilities to keep your organization on track.

The full training session is designed to introduce participants to the roles of nonprofits and their boards and empower you to map out a meaningful plan for your terms. This session is available several times a year. Visit our events page to find the next opportunity!

There are four primary basics for being an effective board member. As you watch the videos, we recommend following these worksheets:

• Learning - Establish goals for successfully onboarding yourself to the organization.
• Commitment - Identify ways you will show up as a doer, door opener and donor.
• Fiduciary - Understand how you carry out the Duty of Care, Duty of Obedience and Duty of Loyalty as an effective board member.
• Governance - Rate how well you are managing organizational health and consider remedies for ailing boards.