Strengthening the Foundations of Great Nonprofit Boards

Fees & Availability: Contact Candace Nicolls

Skills: Nonprofit Governance; Necessary Conversations, Goal Setting, Mediation

Key Takeaways:

Understand the roles and responsibilities of the Board and leadership team, and how to lean into the healthy tension that should exist between strategy and execution.
How to identify common challenges faced by Boards and leadership teams
How to navigate necessary conversations, build alignment, and strengthen collaboration.

Good nonprofit boards execute the mission; great nonprofit boards accelerate it. Learn how great nonprofits boards lean into the healthy tension between strategy and execution to build momentum, drive growth and accelerate their organization’s mission and vision.

The pace of change in today’s world leaves little room for organizations that can’t move decisively. While good nonprofits boards focus on executing the mission, great nonprofit boards are accelerating it by leaning into the healthy tension between strategy and execution to build momentum, drive growth and accelerate the mission.

This talk blends insights from negotiation, conflict resolution, and modern governance practices to quickly practical pathways to build alignment, strengthen collaboration, and turn governance into a true driver of organizational momentum.