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## [Beginner’s Guide to Nonprofit Board Service - Part 2](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/beginners-guide-to-nonprofit-board-service-part-2)

 Posted by [BoardSource](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/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](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/beginners-guide-to-nonprofit-board-service) includes a broad overview of a board member’s basic roles and...

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## [Beginner’s Guide to Nonprofit Board Service - Part 1](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/beginners-guide-to-nonprofit-board-service)

 Posted by [BoardSource](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/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.

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Topics: [Emerging Leaders](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/emerging-leaders)

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## [Selecting and Developing Board Leadership: Choose Your Leaders Wisely](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/selecting-and-developing-board-leadership-choose-your-leaders-wisely)

 Posted by [Hardy Smith](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/hardy-smith) on May 2, 2018, 11:00:00 AM

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Topics: [Board Best Practices](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-best-practices), [Emerging Leaders](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/emerging-leaders), [Board Chair](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-chair)

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## [Planning for the Future? Invest in Emerging Leaders](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/planning-for-the-future-invest-in-emerging-leaders)

 Posted by [Zach Davis, senior manager, strategic development and partnerships, BoardSource](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/zach-davis-senior-manager-strategic-development-and-partnerships-boardsource) on Aug 4, 2016, 9:01:49 AM

New and diverse perspectives matter—everyone knows that. What isn’t as clear is how to translate intent to incorporate new and diverse perspectives into a strategy for better decision making at the board level. In follow-up to a previous [blog post](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/why-junior-boards-matter) I wrote about the importance of age diversity on...

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Topics: [Emerging Leaders](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/emerging-leaders), [Youth Diversity](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/youth-diversity)

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