Questions you've always wanted to know about your Board of Directors with Mary Hiland

With over 40 years of experience, Mary Hiland knows what it takes to truly grow your nonprofit. In the ever evolving landscape, relationships have always been the utmost importance, and that includes the relationship with your board of directors. Mary wants to reshape the way we approach these relationships to get the most for your organization.

Mary shares how her journey in the nonprofit sector inspired a passion for supporting executives in their leadership role with their boards. They discuss the responsibility of boards in fundraising, the decision-making process for executive directors, and the transition from a working board to a governing board.

Tune in to 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 — Questions you've always wanted to know about your Board of Directors with Mary Hiland

 

What You Will Discover: 

✔️ Fundraising is a board responsibility.

Your board members should be willing to make a financial contribution to the organization.

 

✔️ Keep your board in the loop.

Providing the right amount of information to board members is crucial. Establish guidelines and have conversations with board members to determine their information needs and preferences.

 

✔️ Set clear financial goals.

Executive directors have some discretion in deviating from the approved budget, but it is important to have clear spending policies to improve communication with your board. 

 

✔️ Get creative with your approach. 

Customize communication to meet the needs of individual board members while also setting boundaries and compromises. 

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Mary Hiland, Ph.D. is a nonprofit governance expert and leadership development consultant dedicated to helping nonprofit leaders cultivate great boards and lead effectively.

Mary has over forty years’ experience in the nonprofit sector – both as an executive and as a board member. She has been consulting and coaching nonprofit leaders for 20 years.

Mary is a speaker, researcher, and a business professor at her local community college. She is author of the #1 international best-seller: Love Your Board! The Executive Directors’ Guide to Discovering the Sources of Nonprofit Board Troubles and What to Do About Them (2021) And Mary is a contributing author to four other nonprofit leadership books.

Mary is the founder and host of the Inspired Nonprofit Leadership podcast: https://www.hilandconsulting.org/podcast-episodes/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryhiland/

Website: https://www.hilandconsulting.org/

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