Stewarding Effective Board Meetings and Decision-Making Processes

This webinar is led by Bill Ryan, an EC fan favorite who has spent over 20 years working with nonprofits to build and steward high-performing boards. During this session, Ryan discusses strategies for stewarding effective board meetings and decision-making processes, exploring questions such as:

• What strategies and tactics can leaders use to run effective board meetings, including in a virtual setting?

• How can leaders steward effective decision-making processes with their board, especially given the rapidly changing environment?

• How can leaders keep their board updated in a way that is efficient for all?

About the Speaker

Bill Ryan is a pioneer in the nonprofit-board-governance space. He is the author of the seminal book, “Governance as Leadership: Reframing the Work of Nonprofit,” and has spent over two decades working with organizations as a governance consultant. In addition, Ryan spent 10 years as principal and research fellow at Harvard University’s Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations. He teaches a popular executive-education course at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, “Mobilizing Your Nonprofit Board.”

Presentation Materials

• Webinar Presentation Slides

• Bill Ryan’s Consulting Website

• "Governance as Leadership: Reframing the Work of Nonprofit Boards" (by Bill Ryan)

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• A Better Board Will Make You Better (by Kim Jonker and William F. Meehan III in Stanford Social Innovation Review)

• The Dynamic Nonprofit Board (by Paul J. Jansen and Andrea R. Kilpatrick of McKinsey & Co)

Other Resources

• Nonprofit Boards: Fast Forward’s Tech Nonprofit Playbook

• BoardSource: Board Governance Resource Library

• Grantspace: Developing Your Nonprofit Board

• Bridgespan: Board Resource Center

• CompassPoint : Nonprofit Board Basics Online Tool