Services
Passive to Powerhouse
Starting November 2024, Transform your Board of Directors and enhance your impact!
Real change takes time. This course gives you the guidance, support and follow-up to create lasting change.
Designed for Executive Directors and Board Chairs committed to strengthening the health of their board and developing their governance leadership skills.
- Come away with a clear understanding of the needs of YOUR unique board
- Develop clear expectations for the governance volunteers
- Create a plan for sourcing and recruiting prospective board members
- Build an on-boarding system that is right for YOUR organization
- Establish engagement strategies that will energize YOUR board
- 6-months of support
- 1 group call/month
- 1 individual call/month
- Independent work assignments
- Weekly email check-ins
Call, email, or set up a Discovery Call to learn more, register, or join the wait list for the next class
Leadership Learning Exchange
Grow your nonprofit knowledge with my FREE monthly education series.
Beginning in October, join this FREE conversation via Zoom from 1:30 to 2:00 CT on the second Tuesday of each month.
Upcoming topics include:
- 10/8/24 — Should I start a Nonprofit?
- 11/12/24 — Where Do I Find Good Board Members
- 12/10/24 — Help! My Board Doesn’t Do What I Need Them To Do!!!
Format will include education content, group discussion, and Q&A.
Call, email, or set up a Discovery Call to learn more, register, or join the wait list for the next class.
Board Evaluation
Full Evaluation of Current Board of Directors’
Health, Effectiveness and Efficiency
- The Executive/Board Chair relationship
- Executive Director’s board leadership skills and knowledge
- Board President’s understanding of board leadership
- Established management tools
- Communication systems
- Official or implied board expectations
- Board’s effectiveness in carrying out their responsibilities
- Whether or not the board is fulfilling their duties
Interviews with leadership, review of documents, observation of board meeting, and more. Agency receives written evaluation including recommendations.
Developing a Board of Superheroes
Every organization needs a team of superheroes dedicated to advancing the work and the cause. The problem is that these big hearted, passionate volunteers often do not know how to effectively govern an agency. Or, the leadership staff have never been trained on how to navigate the nuances of leading governance volunteers.
- Board evaluation
- Identify gaps and sources for board members
- Develop recruiting process
- Establish board expectations
- Create talking points for board recruitment
- Implement board meeting best practices
- Education on:
- Fundamentals of Board Leadership
- Board Recruitment and Retention
- Friend-raising
- Creating an annual campaign
- Storytelling
- Recruiting
- Coaching and Leading Others
- How to be a Board of Superheroes
3 to 5 hours/month of contact in the form of Executive Coaching, Leadership Interviews, and Board Training, Facilitating, and Engagement.
Development Events
“If you don’t know where you’re going, you might not get there.” ~ Yogi Berra
Every team, organization or business reaches a point where they need to step back and evaluate where they are and where they want to intentionally go. This ensures that they are moving in the right direction and focused on desired outcomes.
- Board or Staff Retreats
- Operational Planning
- Strategic Planning
- Volunteer and Staff Training and Development
- Cyclical Planning = year round guidance and tracking of goals to keep the organization moving in the right direction
Board Management
Outsourced Management of Board of Directors
Not every organization has staff. Yet, there is so much that needs to be done to keep the organization operating and thriving! This service supports the work of the Board and the operations of the organization.
- Board meeting planning, agenda creation, packet preparation & distribution
- Manage board communication
- Maintain accurate volunteer database
- Support committee chairs
- Track RSVPs, attendance, activities, hours, training, and recognition
- Set-up and manage logistics for meetings and events (virtual or in-person)
- Attend and document meetings, manage minutes & official documents
- Newsletters
Staff Development
One thing that all nonprofits have in common is that they all need people to deliver their mission. Caring individuals with a passion for the cause are the backbone of any organization. Effectively deploying, leading, managing, and holding those people accountable is key to running a quality agency. We coach on structure, supervisory skills, and leadership.