Education and training for nonprofit boards make them more effective.
Why? One of the best things about nonprofits is that anyone can be on their board. One of the worst things about nonprofits is that anyone can be on their board. What make the difference? Their level of training and education.
Effective boards get education and training on their duties and responsibilities. They learn that their job starts with setting the mission and addressing strategic concerns. They find that they hold the legal and financial accountability. Educated boards know that their membership is more than a name on a page and a face at the event. It's a public trust.
While just about every video, podcast, eBook and worksheet on Nonprofit.Courses can serve as education for your board, below you can find specific content that speaks directly to every board member, from the grassroots community group, to the international NGO.
Don't forget to check out Nonprofit Board Training: The Ultimate Guide [& Resources] and the Nonprofit.Courses Select course on Nonprofit Board and Volunteer Development

The Intentional Board: Why Your Board Doesn’t Work and How to Fix it, by Bloomerang

How to Use the Agenda to Keep Meetings Flowing, by Robert’s Rules Made Simple

Trustees: Bequest and Investments, by Jeff Pospisil

How to Change the Board You Have

Sipping Tea with Sabrina How to be an Effective Nonprofit Board Chair, by Supporting World Hope

Nonprofit Time Machine, by Birken Law

3 Tips to Find Board Members for Your New Nonprofit, by Boss on a Budget

3 Simple Ways for Board Engagement in Fundraising, by Uplifting Nonprofits

Engaging Your Nonprofit Board of Directors, by Funding for Good

Executive Compensation Strategies for Nonprofits

Staff Role in the Board Building Process

Shaking Up Your Board… In a Good Way!

A Simple Way Board Members Can Raise 5K each in 30 Days, by Supporting World Hope

Silence is Not Golden – Training Your Board To Be “Woke” About Racial Inequity, by Bloomerang

How to get on the board of a non profit, by Courageous Communications

Get Ready for Hybrid Meetings and Returning to the Office, by Boardable

THE EIGHT PRINCIPLES® CURRICULUM

Cultivation Fundamentals to Engage your Board and Increase your Fundraising Success, by Supporting World Hope

Mobilizing Your Nonprofit Board, by Funding for Good

#NonprofitNoFilter Board Member Expectations

Board Governance and Formal Positions, by Hallett Philanthropy

The Elephant in the Room: Our Board

Strategic Planning in Times of Uncertainty – Boardable Webinar

How to Harness Your Nonprofit Board Structure to Raise Money, by Holly Rustick
It's important to remember that your board is part of your nonprofit, it is your nonprofit. Your board creates the mission, sets the policies, fund the organization, monitors the spending, advocates for your cause, determines the leadership, and if it needs to, closes your nonprofit, too. But too many board members don't understand their role, or think that their job is to show up, smile and raise their hand when asked for a vote. To be successful, you need an engaged board.
That's why training for nonprofit board members isn't optional. It's essential.