Board Training & Development

Many people join nonprofit boards without any prior training or experience and can benefit from learning about nonprofit board roles and responsibilities as well as reflecting on how to establish a healthy board culture where people are focused on what matters, accountable, and able to enjoy their work together.

Laura provides board training tailored to your board’s current situation, your organization type and size, and your strategic goals. She will come to your board meetings or retreat, providing a group experience where all board members get the same information and have time to discuss and integrate new ideas and practices. In addition to general board training, Laura can create a focused agenda to help board members improve one aspect of their performance, such as creating a board recruitment strategy or planning for leadership transition.

Common reasons that nonprofits seek board development assistance:

• Poor board/staff relations
• Inactive or waning board
• Board that does not reflect the community served
• Committee structure that is not working
• A good board wants to be even better