Crafting Your Dream Team – Best Practices in Board Recruitment
March 31, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$90
Building a board isn’t just about filling seats – it’s about finding the perfect fit for your organization’s mission and creating an environment where every member feels valued and motivated. In this interactive workshop, we’ll walk through a hands-on process for recruiting passionate, skilled board members and keeping them engaged. With insider tips on governance models, board structures, and committee roles, you’ll gain the know-how to create a dynamic, effective board that’s ready to make a real impact!
Objectives:
- Understand the steps to finding, recruiting, and engaging nonprofit board members to increase board capacity and effectiveness.
- Gather ideas for improving the effectiveness and composition of the board to reflect the community and constituency served.
- Learn that there are a variety of ways to organize a board, and to articulate why there is no “right” governance model for all boards.
- Understand how meeting tools such as dashboards and consent agendas can help to avoid common board meeting problems and increase engagement.
Who should attend: Nonprofit Management Program participants, board members, nonprofit staff and volunteers and those interested in learning more about board building and engagement.
