Lessons from the Nonprofit Boardroom

9781936233779

Plot

Part 1: The powerful impact of highly engaged boards --
Wanted: lifelong learners --
Ask the gold standard question --
Assess your boardroom demeanor and engagement --
Part 2: Boardroom tools, templates, and typos --
Do unwritten board policies really exist? --
Before the board meeting --
Eliminate hallway whining --
Typos matter! --
part 3: Nominees for the board member hall of fame --
Listen to the wisdom of many counselors --
Serve with humility and experience God's presence --
Prioritize prayer over problems --
Part 4: Epiphanies in the boardroom --
Tap! tap! tap! --
Vision growth must equal leader growth --
If you need a volunteer, recruit a volunteer --
If you need a board member, recruit a board member --
Part 5: Boardroom bloopers --
Cut your losses --
Date board prospects before you propose marriage --
Sidetrack harebrained ideas --
Do not interrupt! --
Part 6: Boardroom time-wasters, troublemakers, and truth-tellers --
Never throw red meat on the board table --
Apply for a staff position and you can deal with that issue! --
Back off the ledge of dysfunctional mayhem --
Part 7: Boardroom best practices --
The most underrated board position --
Focus on mission impact and sustainability --
Ministry fundraising 101 for board members --
Part 8: Boardroom worst practices --
Align board member strengths with committee assignments --
Spotting, catching, or exiting a falling CEO --
Report once and report with clarity --
Part 9: Holy ground and other locations --
Slow down and wait on God --
Think and pray outside the box--and the county --
The truck driver was no match for the faith-filled board chair --
Part 10: Building a 24/7 board culture --
Cut the cord!: invite board members to exit when they don't live your values --
Loose lips sink the boardroom ship --
"Good is the enemy of great" --
Part 11: Boards that lead and boards that read --
Envision your best board member orientation ever --
Is your board color-blind --
Decrease staff reporting and increase heavy lifting --
Don't stretch credulity with BHAGs and stretch goals --
Great boards delegate their reading --
Invest "10 minutes for governance" in every board meeting --
A board prayer --
Study guide.