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How to Turn Passionate Volunteers Into an Engaged, Accountable Team

Most nonprofit board seats are filled by people who genuinely love your mission. That's the easy part. The hard part is what happens next: passionate community members are handed a board seat without the clarity, structure, or shared expectations they need to actually govern well. The result is the pattern so many organizations know too well, well-meaning members who drift toward disengagement, meetings that produce conversation but not results, and staff who quietly carry the weight of work the board was meant to share.

During this webinar, Marie Palacios of Funding for Good will help you move past the vague wish to "get your board to the next level" and into the specific conversations, policies, processes, and accountability systems that turn a roster of nice people into a team of committed, action-oriented leaders. You’ll walk away with ready-to-use resources and editable templates that save you hours of building from scratch.

You'll learn how to:

• understand the legal and ethical responsibilities every nonprofit board member carries, and why clarity here is the foundation for everything else;
• evaluate the effectiveness of your current board and honestly identify the gaps holding it back;
• identify and recruit prospective board members who bring the skills and commitment your organization actually needs;
• set clear expectations for board engagement that build understanding and buy-in across your leadership;
• implement practical strategies to increase participation and strengthen the partnership between board and staff to grow your impact; and,
• hold board members accountable to their job descriptions, the mission, and the commitments they've made.

Who should attend:

This session is ideal for current and emerging nonprofit leaders, including board members, executive directors, and senior staff who work closely with a board. It's especially valuable if you're stepping into a new leadership role at the board or staff level.

Full participation in this webinar is applicable for 1.5 points in Category 1.B -Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.