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Getting nonprofit boards on board: Recruiting, governance, and fundraising

Candid

At Candid, we get a lot of questions about nonprofit boardsfrom how to recruit members, to what their obligations are, to how executives can best work with them to advance their organizations missions and growth. Recruiting board members of colorin a meaningful, respectful way, not tokenizingcan be tricky.

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Recruitment and Retention Strategies for a Nonprofit

The Charity CFO

In a recent episode of A Modern Nonprofit Podcast, host Tosha Anderson sat down with Greg Miller, President and CEO of Penn-Mar Human Services, to discuss the critical issues of recruitment, retention, and strategic partnerships in the nonprofit sector. He stated, “When we get retention correct, recruitment becomes less of an issue.”

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When Can Volunteers Lead?

NonProfit Quarterly

They can learn how executives can support board leadership or, conversely, how executives choose to recruit boards that simply rubber stamp decision-making. But we seldom recruit board members who would be good at accountability or who understand this type of leadership as one of their roles.

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Strong boards make strong nonprofits: What you need to know

Candid

A nonprofit is more like a public company than a private enterprise in that it’s governed by a board of directors as well as its executive team. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions: What’s the difference between an advisory board and a governing board?

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Nonprofits earn public trust through service to communities

Candid

That figure is unchanged from 2024 and places nonprofits above every other sector, including the military (45%), small businesses (42%), private foundations (38%), the media (20%), and local (25%), state (22%), and federal (18%) government. This is both encouraging and sobering.

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What do nonprofits struggle with the most?

Blue Avocado

Here’s a summary of some of the best answers we received: Acknowledging Nonprofits’ Vital Community Role Having a respected position by local governance, rather than being treated like beggars on the street corner. Nonprofits exist to fill the gaps that government can’t or won’t fill.

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From Networking to $13M Raised: What Nonprofit Hiring Really Takes

NonProfit PRO

hide(); }});--> If you follow sports, music, or any team-based activity, you understand that strategic recruitment drives long-term success. Effective Nonprofit Recruitment Strategies Modern job seekers want more than a paycheck. Make improving your current team’s experience part of your recruitment strategy.