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Hype Up Your Board About Year-End Fundraising
Can you feel the hype? 2023 is almost over! October marks the beginning of the fourth quarter of the year; the most momentous time of...
theboardpro
Sep 4, 20233 min read
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Doing Board Service Differently: Couples Sharing a Board Seat
Many nonprofit boards are working to disrupt and transform outdated systems that have used “best practices” to avoid change and resist...
theboardpro
Aug 8, 20234 min read
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Boards: Noses, Feet, and Hearts in to Develop the Strategic Plan
Nonprofit organizations are impacted by world events! Some are holding on by a fingernail watching our political, economic, and social...
theboardpro
Jul 6, 20234 min read
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Get the 411 on Diversifying Your Board
There are 1.4 million nonprofit boards in the U.S. with sixty-four million board members. Of these board members, 78% (49,920 million)...
theboardpro
Jun 21, 20235 min read
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Nonprofit Board Term Limits: When is it Time to Go?
'I'm so glad we had this time together Just to have a laugh, or sing a song. Seems we just got started and before you know it Comes the...
theboardpro
Feb 23, 20236 min read
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Board Service: I’m Just Not That Into You (A Poem)
I saw your great mission It was love at first sight I knew I should serve and get it all right They welcomed me in but did not provide...
theboardpro
Dec 27, 20221 min read
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The Board Pro 2022 Round Up!
Who’s at the Top Matters! The Board Pro was launched in 2020 on this belief and mantra. As a supporter of The Board Pro, you know that...
theboardpro
Dec 20, 20223 min read
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Ready Set Go! Year-End Fundraising for Nonprofit Boards
Can you believe 2022 is almost over? The end of this week is October 1st and the beginning of the fourth quarter of the year. Here’s a...
theboardpro
Sep 28, 20223 min read
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Empathy & Compassion: The New Mandate for Board Leadership
Empathy and compassion have always been important skills and traits for nonprofit leaders, but in this new climate of fear, mistrust,...
theboardpro
Jun 1, 20224 min read
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Lessons From a Cross-Racial Team About Building Belonging
Posted by Christal M. Cherry & Dr. Renee Rubin Ross As nonprofit consultants, we’ve found the need for board guidance and support with...
theboardpro
Apr 27, 20226 min read
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The End Game to Creating Belonging on Nonprofit Boards
“I don’t want to play with them. They’re mean.” (My five-year-old son about seven years ago when playing on the playground) I remembered...
theboardpro
Mar 8, 20225 min read
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Celebrate Inclusion and Belonging with Your Kids
While sitting outdoors at a local restaurant, I noticed a white family nearby. There was nothing uncommon about them until another family...
theboardpro
Feb 16, 20224 min read
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Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Nonprofits
Diversity and inclusion are important concepts in the nonprofit sector because nonprofits are created to serve communities made up of...
theboardpro
Dec 11, 20213 min read
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Creating a Healthy Board, The Board Pro on Fundraising Leadership Podcast
I had the opportunity to sit down on the Fundraising Leadership Podcast recently with, Janice and David to talk about what it takes to be...
theboardpro
Aug 24, 20211 min read
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Building Diverse Boards, interview with The Board Pro
I had the opportunity to sit down with Taylor Shanklin, CEO of Barlele, to talk on her LIVE show about my favorite topic: Building...
theboardpro
Aug 24, 20211 min read
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Broken Crayons: What Happens When Nonprofit Leadership Fails Fundraisers of Color
This is from a previous guest post on the Bloomerang blog We trusted you! We knew when we showed up on day one as the new Chief...
theboardpro
Jul 5, 20215 min read
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Building A Nonprofit Board That Understands Financial Stewardship
This is from a previous guest post on the Kindful blog Not every nonprofit board member needs to be a financial whiz to effectively serve...
theboardpro
Jul 2, 20214 min read
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Fundraising and Ministry On-Demand Webinar
Have you ever wondered if your job as a fundraiser is pleasing to God? We know that those who give and those who receive are rewarded and...
theboardpro
May 7, 20211 min read
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When There’s Beef On Your Nonprofit Board
(Originally posted on Bloomerang) This season is ripe for conflict. So much is going on in the world outside of the realm of nonprofit...
theboardpro
May 3, 20214 min read
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Silence Is Not Golden
At the Board Pro, we have developed an all-new digital workbook that will help you train your WOKE board on race-equity and inclusion. ...
theboardpro
Apr 12, 20211 min read
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