10 tips to turn your board members into brand ambassadors
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Are you a leader of a non-profit board and it's driving you crazy/ Results dismal? Board Members inactive. Revive your board & turn your board members into Brand Ambassadors!TRANSCRIPT
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So Your Non-Profit Board is Driving You Crazy!
10 Tips to Turn Your Board Members into Brand Ambassadors
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You’ve been President of this, Vice-President of that,
etc. for a non-profit board of some kind…for some time now. Whether it’s a local
school board or some other advocacy group. And every
experience and meeting begins & ends the same….
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With you pulling your hair out!!!
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Well after reading this, I promise…well, maybe not promise, because of that
uh…
HUMAN FACTOR!!!!
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….that if you implement the following steps, you
will…..
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1. Help your meetings run smoother & end faster
2. Provide necessary closure as well as follow-ups
3. Set the stage for overall progress in your organization4. And Create Life-long Brand
Ambassadors
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Ready?Okay, let’s start by…….
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10. Leaving 10-15 Minutes at the close of each
meeting for “Open Mic”.
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9. Activate a “Seargent of Arms” to Keep
comments/responses to 2 minutes with a “one comment per topic” clause so as many
as possible can speak.
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8. Request & share committee reports with the entire board for NO LESS
than 1 week before meeting.
Inclusion is Key!
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7. Provide Video Tele-Conference options as often as possible (i.e. during bad
weather).
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6. Meet at least once, face to face, either quarterly or
annually ~ Go out for dinner….instead of pulling
your hair out…..
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Let your hair down!
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5. And after all of that, if you’re still unable to make headway, begin charging a
small assessment for tardiness and
unpreparedness (to be placed in special fund for board
training).
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4. ALWAYS, ALWAYS: Have a copy of your current
bylaws readily available.
Know your stuff! People want to be led by competent leaders ~ RB
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3. Don’t pile on too much at once (apply meeting
structure, i.e. Old Business then New Business).
“All Medicine works better when given in doses. “~ RB
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2. Invest in board training
“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” ~ Quote
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1. IF NECESSARY!!! Restructure, removing redundancies & over-
saturated players where possible.
“When the people won’t change, change the people.” ~ Quote
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Hope this helps! And if not, well, you know what
they say…..
“When you’re they smartest person in the group, time to change the group.” ~ Quote