Building a Five-star Board

What is a five-star board member?Every nonprofit wants to have five-star board members right? So what makes a good board member? While there is a myriad of books written about the topic it comes down to five simple criteria: Board members believe in the mission of the organizationsThey understand the difference between governance and managementThey know their roles and responsibilitiesThey are willing to support the organization with their time talent and treasureThey are eager to support the organizations fundraising effortsIn this book we will show you how to find board members who enthusiastically support your mission vision and values. We will teach you how to get them to understand the difference between governance and management and show you how to help them understand their roles and responsibilities.Well talk about the importance of board giving and how to help them bring the bear their time talent and treasure to help your organization grow. Well dispel the myth of Give Get or Get Off and teach you a new way to think about your board members contributions to your organization.We discuss board recruitment as well as retaining good board members.Table of ContentsChapter One: What is a Five-star Board Member?Chapter Two: How Do Your Board Members Measure Up?Chapter Three: Building a Board That Engages in FundraisingChapter Four: What Do You Need to Look for in Board Members?Chapter Five: Creating Position DescriptionsChapter Six: Where Do You Find Good Board Members?Chapter Seven: Whose Job is It to Recruit Board Members?Chapter Eight: What is the Process for Recruiting Board Members?Chapter Nine: Retaining Good Board MembersChapter Ten: Bringing It All TogetherWritten as part of the Nonprofit Quick Guide (TM) series Building a Five-star Board focuses on creating a board that will take your nonprofit to new heights. Other books in the series address other areas of fundraising such as development planning grant writing business contributions fundraising communications finding and keeping donors volunteerism and career advancement among others.If you want to grow revenues to keep up with increasing costs improve financial performance and stability or have greater ability to meet unmet or growing client demand the Nonprofit Quick Guide (TM) series is for you.