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A Risk and Resilience Checklist for Purpose-Driven Boards

Posted by BoardSource on Sep 11, 2025 10:00:00 AM

Preview a checklist tool for nonprofit boards seeking to govern with clarity, confidence, and purpose in an uncertain environment.

Topics: Purpose-Driven Board Leadership

Beginner’s Guide to Nonprofit Board Service - Part 2

Posted by BoardSource on Aug 19, 2025 11:00:00 AM

You’ve begunserving on a nonprofit board, now what? What are some annual actions board members need to be aware of to fulfill their roles & responsibilities?

In case you missed it, Part 1 of Beginner’s Guide to Nonprofit Board Service includes a broad overview of a board member’s basic roles and...

Topics: Emerging Leaders

Nonprofit board leaders looking to get started in board service

Beginner’s Guide to Nonprofit Board Service - Part 1

Posted by BoardSource on Aug 7, 2025 11:15:00 AM

You're new to board service and ready to make a meaningful impact—but where do you start? Discover the essentials of serving on a nonprofit board and how you can contribute to an organization’s mission and purpose.

Topics: Emerging Leaders

How Board Chairs Foster Board Engagement

Posted by BoardSource on Jun 3, 2025 11:15:00 AM

Successful organizations have engaged boards with members who are passionate about the organization’s mission and collective purpose, ask challenging questions, make informed decisions, collaborate with each other, and promote the organization and its work to their networks. Yet board engagement...

Topics: Meetings, Board Chair, board engagement

What We Learned from Our Recent Community Conversations

Posted by BoardSource on Apr 15, 2025 10:41:03 AM

BoardSource recently hosted a Community Conversations event in Washington D.C. with leaders who serve on nonprofit boards. During the conversations, we heard what’s working well and what challenges are top of mind for these leaders. We imagine some of these issues are not unique to these leaders... more

Topics: Roles and Responsibilities, Recruitment, Fundraising

Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund Board Members

Embracing Purpose: A Journey Forward with an Equity Mindset

Posted by BoardSource on Dec 12, 2024 2:00:00 PM

Inspired by Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund's purpose-driven approach, BoardSource President and CEO Monika Kalra Varma and David Onek sat down for a virtual fireside chat to explore insights on the practicalities and the possibilities of operationalizing PDBL principles within their...

Topics: BoardSource, Purpose-Driven Board Leadership

Considerations of Background Checks for Nonprofit Board Members

Posted by BoardSource on Aug 15, 2023 11:30:00 AM

Criminal background checks are one way for nonprofit organizations to protect themselves, their assets, and the people they serve, but they may not be right for every organization. Ensuring resources is a role of the board, in addition to setting direction for the organization and providing...

Topics: Roles and Responsibilities

Stand for Your Mission Awards: Announcing the Finalists

Posted by BoardSource on Mar 8, 2018 1:30:00 PM

BoardSource created the Stand for Your Mission Awards to recognize nonprofit boards that have established advocacy as an expectation for engaged and effective board leadership, and, by doing so, are helping their organizations realize their missions.

Topics: The Board’s Role in Advocacy, Advocacy, Stand for Your Mission, board engagement, collaboration