Serving on the board of directors is the highest office one can hold in the nonprofit sector. Yet, when it comes to nonprofit board recruitment, many times insufficient attention is paid to the qualifications required to fulfill the fiduciary obligations that are the heart and soul of the job.
It's not like one size fits all. The old axiom about boards is true: when you've seen one board… you've seen one board. Every board has its own set of dynamics that are reflective of its history, culture, purpose, geographic locale and personalities. Even so, the fiduciary obligations remain the same across every organization.
I have served on and worked with many boards over the course of my career. Simply put: Great boards do great things, and mediocre boards do mediocre things. That is why it is so important to make sure that the right people are in the seats around the boardroom table. Once someone is sitting in that chair in the boardroom, the course has been set for that person's term of service. That is why recruitment is the most fundamental and critical factor in determining board success.
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