How to Build the Board You Want

Sometimes I feel like the host of "The Blame Game."

OK, time to let you in on a secret. A lot of nonprofit leaders email me about what they’re struggling with. More often than not, it’s an executive director or board chair complaining about his or her board:

• Not being engaged
• Not raising enough money
• Not giving enough money
• Not caring or thinking about giving or raising money

You get the idea. Complaining about the board is a nonprofit’s version of an Olympic sport!