--- title: BoardSource Blog - The Leader in Nonprofit Board Governance | Recruitment description: Recruitment | Nonprofit governance blog devoted to best practices and committed to inspiring nonprofit board service --- ![Blog-0216.jpg](https://blog.boardsource.org/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photos/Blog-0216.jpg?width=1400&name=Blog-0216.jpg "Blog-0216.jpg") [![Blog-header-logo.png](https://blog.boardsource.org/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photos/Blog-header-logo.png?width=360&name=Blog-header-logo.png "Blog-header-logo.png")](https://boardsource.org) [Back to blog homepage](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/Community%20Conversations%20March%202025.png)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/what-we-learned-from-community-conversations) ## [What We Learned from Our Recent Community Conversations](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/what-we-learned-from-community-conversations) Posted by [BoardSource](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/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](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/what-we-learned-from-community-conversations) Topics: [Roles and Responsibilities](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/roles-and-responsibilities), [Recruitment](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/recruitment), [Fundraising](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/fundraising) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/Blog%20Images%20(4).png)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/time-to-heal) ## [It’s Time to Heal](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/time-to-heal) Posted by [Jim Taylor](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/jim-taylor) on Jan 18, 2022, 11:00:35 AM “Time heals all wounds” is one of the most widely known and generally accepted expressions in our popular culture, but I’ve always felt that this statement – although not false – was incomplete, at best. I believe that time is necessary but not sufficient for healing. Time facilitates the healing... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/time-to-heal) Topics: [Board Diversity & Inclusivity](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-diversity-inclusivity), [Recruitment](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/recruitment), [Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/diversity-inclusion-and-equity) [![Best Blogs of 2018](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/best-blogs-2018.png)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/a-year-in-review-the-best-blogs-of-2018) ## [A Year in Review: The Best Blogs of 2018](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/a-year-in-review-the-best-blogs-of-2018) Posted by [Nick Cafferky](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/nick-cafferky) on Jan 7, 2019, 1:55:04 PM Happy new year! Everyone here at BoardSource is excited for another year of supporting and helping organizations like yours to advance your mission, but before we move into 2019, let’s take a look back at some of the great blogs we posted in 2018. Maybe you missed them when they first published, or... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/a-year-in-review-the-best-blogs-of-2018) Topics: [Board Diversity & Inclusivity](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/board-diversity-inclusivity), [Recruitment](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/recruitment), [strategic planning](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/strategic-planning), [Foundations](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/foundations), [Nonprofit language](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/nonprofit-language) ## [Recruit Nonprofit Board Members with Purpose and Process](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/recruit-nonprofit-board-members-with-purpose-and-process) Posted by [Hardy Smith](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/hardy-smith) on Feb 7, 2018, 11:09:00 AM Nonprofits have long been challenged by unmet expectations in board member engagement and performance. The latest research from BoardSource reinforces the prevalence of this issue. [Leading With Intent: 2017 National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices](http://www.l%3Cem%3Eeadingwithintent.org) reports that a high percentage of nonprofits... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/recruit-nonprofit-board-members-with-purpose-and-process) Topics: [Recruitment](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/recruitment) [![experiment-blog-img.jpg](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/blog_photos/experiment-blog-img.jpg)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/nonprofit-boards-attuned-to-innovating-ubiquitously) ## [Nonprofit Boards Attuned to Innovating Ubiquitously](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/nonprofit-boards-attuned-to-innovating-ubiquitously) Posted by [Loretta L. Donovan](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/loretta-l-donovan) on Oct 10, 2017, 2:31:00 PM *This post is one in a series written by nonprofit leaders who are presenting sessions at the [2017 BoardSource Leadership Forum](https://boardsource.org/board-support/training-education/boardsource-leadership-forum-2/) taking place in Seattle next week, October 18-20. We hope you will be joining us there.* I can clearly remember standing in the wings, supporting speakers and awards on... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/nonprofit-boards-attuned-to-innovating-ubiquitously) Topics: [Recruitment](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/recruitment), [BoardSource Leadership Forum](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/boardsource-leadership-forum) [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/blog_photos/Blog-JuniorBoard.png)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/why-junior-boards-matter) ## [Why Youth Diversity Matters](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/why-junior-boards-matter) 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 Feb 23, 2016, 11:14:16 AM Staying relevant in a world that is constantly changing is challenging for many nonprofits. To plan for the future and the risks that come with change, best practices direct boards to be inquisitive, think strategically, and remain relevant and connected to their communities. But how can boards,... 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