Week 1 – April 6th, 2021 Theme: Board Recruitment

There is a six-step process to finding and keeping the right board members for your Parent Center. Read more about it, follow links to all 6 steps and watch a short video about how to post FREE board member recruitment outreach messages: https://boardsource.org/fundamental-topics-of-nonprofit-board-service/composition-recruitment/board-recruitment/

Week 2 – April 13th, 2021 Theme: Board Member Job Descriptions

Planning on posting some board member positions soon? Make sure your board member job descriptions are clear and draw the right candidates. Use this one-page resource as a guide: https://boardsource.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Board-Member-Job-Description.pdf

Week 3 – April 20th, 2021 Theme: Essential Qualities of an Effective Board Member

Do you know the 5 essential qualities of an effective board member? Learn what they are so you know how to spot the people who have them: https://greatboards.org/5-essential-qualities-of-an-effective-board-member/

Week 4 – April 27th, 2021 Theme: Working with Different Board Members

You might have a few board members that just aren’t working out how you thought they would. What do you do now? Authentic conversations and concise actions are the best answer to adjusting the partnership. Explore the 8 most likely issues between executives and their board members, and how to address each one: https://www.wildapricot.com/blog/8-types-of-annoying-board-members#what-you-can-do-