How to Find Good Board Members for Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit board members. Every nonprofit needs them, but what makes one candidate better than the next? Stick around after the intro and we’ll explore who makes a good board member and where to find them.
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•VIDEO: Fiduciary Responsibility of Nonprofit Board Members bit.ly/3LklLXs
•VIDEO: Nonprofit Boards - Can Related People Be on a Board Together? bit.ly/3eXgOaW
•ARTICLE: Fiduciary Responsibility of Nonprofit Board Members bit.ly/3S7N7Cu
•ARTICLE: A Nonprofit Board of Directors - What is a Board? bit.ly/3DxMRIW
•ARTICLE: Setting Up Your Nonprofit Board of Directors bit.ly/3QPQ0a2
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0:00 Introduction
1:08 Initial Board of Directors
2:10 Do They Believe in the Mission?
2:20 Do They Have Business or Organizational Competency?
2:37 Do They Understand Their Role?
3:15 What About Professionals?
4:07 Vacancies and Ongoing Board Service
4:30 Time
4:41 Talent
4:55 Treasure
5:25 Where to Find Board Members
6:00 Conclusion

[@FoundationGroup]

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[@TarceaRenee]

Thanks for doing this

[@user-jn1jw6kd3g]

Thank you for this information. I disagree with you about your suggestion that all board members must invest monetarily. This eliminates people with significance and insight but less money from serving on a board. And it is the same as stating that all board members must be wealthy. It would be better to say that all board members must make investments with time or money.

[@TheTerryE]

My biggest fear is board members who won't follow what I set the foundation up for in the first place. The landscape is littered with foundations founded for one purpose that completely changes with board members who vote in another direction. It's scary out there.

[@FoundationGroup]

Understood, and that's a major consideration for many potential founders. But, there are ways to mitigate that. One is by setting up a private foundation, which can be board controlled by related individuals. Another tool is the sole member public charity, but there are caveats to that, too. See our video on that topic for more details.

[@bayrakdar6859]

I always keep hearing board members oust the CEO. So there is no security in becoming a CEO if they kick them out , is this true?

[@FoundationGroup]

It happens sometimes. Charity boards are expected to be independent and usually have the power to remove fellow directors and Executive Directors/CEOs...even if that person is the founder. Sole member nonprofits can offer some buffer on that, but only if properly established. See our recent video on that subject to learn more.