Can you imagine leaving a board meeting uttering the words “Wow, that was a great meeting?” Download this simple recipe to put your meetings on a path to ignite your board members to be full-throated ambassadors for your work.

This guide offers some tips on how to tackle your next LOI along with a sample LOI to illustrate these tips in action. Happy grant writing!

Here’s a board self-evaluation template that will help bring a dose of “engine maintenance” to one half of your twin-engine jet.

A troublesome board member diminishes the effectiveness of the board. One bad apple can lead the good apples to go find another basket.

Template: People

Not only are term limits a good idea; they are essential to the building of a strong board and a healthy nonprofit. Here’s how to convince your board.

Quick Win: People

Joan publishes quite a bit of useful free resources and downloads over on JoanGarry.com. As a convenience for Lab members, we are publishing all of them here in one place!.

Resources: People, Leadership, Fundraising

You probably know I think the relationship between the board chair and ED is absolutely critical. But how do you set this relationship up for success? Here’s my advice.

Course: People

It’s hard enough to keep board members engaged during board meetings, right? Here’s a strategy for keeping them engage between meetings.

Quick Win: People

Here’s a template that will help your staff leader and board leader make the most of the time they spend together and ensure nothing big gets left out of the discussion.

Template: People

An 8-part mini-course that will walk you step-by-step through how to run an outstanding and effective board meeting.

Course: People