Too often do we participate in a board meeting and think “this could have been an email” or “this board meeting is really a bored-meeting”. We never want your board members to think that about one of your board meetings. On episode 11 of I 501(c) You – The Podcast for NonProfit Board Members, we are going to provide you with actionable items you can use to run a more effective nonprofit board meeting.
We appreciate anyone who is willing to step up and be the Board Chair of their nonprofit organization. It takes work, time, and effort to be the chair. That is why we want to provide you with some quick, easy to implement, actionable items that can turn your next board meeting into a strategic discussion with purpose.
Michael takes you through how he plans for and runs a nonprofit board meeting step by step. He has been a board chair of multiple organizations for several years and a board member for even longer. Please enjoy Michael’s step by step breakdown of how to run an effective board meeting.
Many of these thoughts have been echoed by previous podcast guests, including Will Armstead, Shawn Sackman, and Brian Deming, so check out their episodes for more.
Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction
01:06 – Topic starts
01:40 – Importance of the board meeting
02:55 – Get clarity and purpose of the board meeting
03:44 – Building the agenda and board packet
05:45 – Get RSVP’s
06:15 – Start the meeting on time
08:15 – Importance and utilization of the consent agenda
09:37 – Guest speaker
10:36 – Discuss strategic items
11:28 – Being a facilitator of the board meeting (manage participation, flow of discussion, speak last)
14:00 – Importance of the Executive Session
15:40 – End the meeting on time
17:50 – Post-meeting
18:50 – Michael’s opinion on Robert’s Rules
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