Board Diversity Learning Lab
Welcome to Nonprofit Board Diversity Learning Lab! The goal of this interactive course is to equip nonprofit leaders and board leaders with the tools they need to better diversify their boards. This is not an easy process, but we have laid out a roadmap for you to follow at your own pace that is based on research and data that is proven to be successful. Follow the guidance we provide in this course, and you’ll be on your way to a more diverse and successful board of directors!
This online course is underwritten by Community Foundation of Greater Memphis. Only $100 for 15 hour of training!
This online course is underwritten by Community Foundation of Greater Memphis. Only $100 for 15 hour of training!
Course Outline
- Video: Welcome to Nonprofit Academy Online
- Navigating the Course
- Introduction
- Key Vocabulary
- Video: Three Keys to Board Diversity
- What the Research Says
- Video: Make a Commitment to Continuous Improvement
- Helpful Links
- Video: The Complexity of Change
- The Complexity of Identity
- Video: Change Management Best Practices
- Establishing Your Board’s “Why”
- Planning for a Diverse Board
- Mapping Out Your Plan
- Your Board’s Pre-Work Before Your Change Initiative
- Helpful Links
- Getting a Full Organizational Commitment
- Buckle Up! It’s Going to Be a Bumpy Ride!
- Why Organizational Values Matter
- Setting Up Norms for the Change
- Being Mindful of Microaggressions
- What are Your Sacred Cows?
- Helpful Links
- Video: Why Diversity Isn’t Enough
- Inclusive Leadership
- Functional Inclusion
- Social Inclusion
- Video: Belongingness
- The Value of Lived Experience
- Inclusion vs. Assimilation
- Inclusion vs. Assimilation
- Examples Inclusive Board Meetings
- Helpful Links
- Recruitment Strategies: Lessons from Behavioral Science
- Rethinking Recruitment
- Video: How Good Board Governance Leads to Diversity
- Building Committee Structures
- Setting Goals and Timelines
- Developing a Diversity Task Force
- Nominating Committees
- Board Profile Grid
- Recruiting for Board Diversity With Respect
- Developing a Board Orientation
- Acculturation and Onboarding of New Board Members
- Helpful Links
- External Communications
- Communicating Your Shared Vision
- Developing Equity Statements
- Examples of Equity Statements
- Helpful Links
- Video: Wrapping Up
- Acknowledgements
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