Need some input from readers on ‘Organizational Best Practices’ to use with board members

Good morning, DonorDreams readers!

This is part five in a five part series that I started last week with two posts titled:

• Need some input from readers on ‘How to Set Expectations’ with board members
• Need some input from readers on ‘How to Create Accountability and Urgency’ with board members
• Need some input from readers on ‘How to Provide Mission-Focus’ with board members
• Need some input from readers on ‘How to Do Planning’ with board members

If you’ve read the previous two blog posts, you know I’m trying to write an eBook on the topic of “How to Engage Board Volunteers.” So far, I’ve taken my inspiration from an old favorite training curriculum titled “Inspiring & Managing Your Board for Fundraising Success,” and I’ve divided my eBook into the following sections:

• Setting Expectations
• Accountability & Urgency
• Planning
• Mission-focus
• Organizational Best Practices

Within these sections, I want to provide samples and explanations of tools and practices that successful non-profit leaders use to keep their board volunteers engaged.*

The following set of tools (probably better characterized as ‘practices’) are ones I’ve identified as being effective in implementing simple “organizational best practices:”

• Meeting agendas
• Meeting notes
• Meeting packets/materials

What other tools or practices have you used to keep your organization organized and meetings running efficiently?

Please take a minute out of your busy schedule to provide some feedback. Your suggestions on additional tools is also greatly appreciated.

Here’s to your health!

Erik Anderson
Founder & President, The Healthy Non-Profit LLC
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*Note: I would be extremely grateful if you would share your best organization’s resources for possible inclusion as a sample in my eBook. If you are concerned about organizational privacy/confidentiality, I am more than willing to redact your organization’s name from whatever documents you provide if that is what you desire.