10 tips to turn your board members into brand ambassadors

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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