{"product_id":"love-your-board-the-executive-directors-guide-to-discovering-the-sources-of-nonprofit-board-troubles-and-what-to-do-about-them-paperback","title":"Love Your Board!: The Executive Directors' Guide to Discovering the Sources of Nonprofit Board Troubles and What to Do About Them - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Hiland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs your nonprofit board underperforming? Is your board a burden rather than a strategic asset? Does your board appear to be surviving rather than thriving?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if you could diagnose \u003cem\u003eand treat\u003c\/em\u003e every one of your board challenges rather than waste time wondering how to change the dynamics at your next meeting? What would it mean to have a dynamic board fulfilling its potential to advance your mission? Even better: imagine what it would be like to love your board! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Hiland's decades in the trenches informs every common-sense solution she recommends for your most angst-inducing board dilemmas. You'll feel as if you have an experienced coach at your side, spurring you on to tackle the most persistent issues. Love Your Board! is brimming with tough love and a hearty dose of empathy for executive directors who need real-life answers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead this book and you'll: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscover your board operates within three dimensions and how, within each, you can turn board problems into board performance. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHave new insights about the people and the process aspects of those three dimensions: board capacity, connections, and culture. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand the critical success factors needed for your board to improve. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn how to navigate board member personalities and strengthen the critical board chair\/CEO relationship. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGain insider knowledge about serious issues that limit your board's potential. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn evidence-based practices that work for addressing those challenges. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRestore your energy and catalyze your board with the practices board members need to create real change. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBegin to love your board! \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when you purchase Love Your Board! you will have access to tools and resources valued at $2,000! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Chapters: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter One: \u003c\/strong\u003e How Do Boards Get Better?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Two: \u003c\/strong\u003e Capacity: People \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Three: \u003c\/strong\u003e Capacity: Process \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Four: \u003c\/strong\u003e Connection: People \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Five: \u003c\/strong\u003e Connection: Process \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Six: \u003c\/strong\u003e Culture: People and Process \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Seven: \u003c\/strong\u003e Bringing It All Together \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Others Are Saying: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReading this wonderfully supportive, practical, and reflective book will give you the tools you need to help your board overcome its deficiencies and unlock its potential to lead your nonprofit organization brilliantly. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLove Your Board!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e is a must-read for all nonprofit executives, no matter how long in your leadership role.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eChristine Duncan CEO, YWCA Monterey County\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove your board? Really? Is it possible? It sure is. Just ask Mary Hiland. In this remarkable book, Mary brings her wealth of experience and practical insights to a very real problem that's vexed nearly every executive director: how to work with your board.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMatt Hugg President and Founder, Nonprofit.Courses \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI loved this book! It is easy to follow, warm, and congenial. It is evidence-based, and the examples illustrate and move the reader through the processes Mary recommends. The tree metaphor made the book feel like the advice and information given is organic and could become part of the fabric of an organization. I highly recommend it to all executive directors.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMaria Nicolacoudis CEO, Hearts \u0026amp; Minds Activity Center\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42099529351303,"sku":"9781737182702","price":21.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/3180db6d8d06d814e8dca58d4e0cd682.webp?v=1732374867","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/love-your-board-the-executive-directors-guide-to-discovering-the-sources-of-nonprofit-board-troubles-and-what-to-do-about-them-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}