The Culturally Conscious Board: Setting the Boardroom Table for Impact

The definitive introduction for changemakers new to the world of nonprofit and small business boards of directors.

Bust the status quo of board room administrative tedium and passive participation to contribute to meaningful social transformation and impact in your organization. Authors Jukanovich and West offer changemakers new to the boardroom the mindset and strategies necessary to make a difference in the organizations they lead.

Mission-based, socially responsible, and transformational organizations are needed more today than ever. And the boards that lead them must be in tune with their stakeholder’s culture. But so often they are held back by ineffective decision making and a lack of interpersonal trust.

This book breaks down the key elements of a successful boardroom and how to achieve them. From onboarding diverse talent to establishing trust through accountability, you will have the tools and actionable techniques needed to effectively make a difference in the world with healthier boardroom practices.

Jennifer M. Jukanovich is Managing Partner of Ambactus Global Solutions. She also serves as a faculty member and nonprofit-board coach at the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. She was previously Vice President for Student Life at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts. In addition to her service on boards, she serves as a co-investigator for the country of Rwanda for the internationally celebrated 2020 GLOBE (Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness) project and actively works with a diverse range of nonprofits. Her family co-founded Karisimbi Business Partners and she remains active in education and social impact ventures in Rwanda.



Russell W. West is a certified executive coach and CEO of The Emergence Group, which has worked broadly with nonprofits, universities, and businesses. His clients have included Advent Health, the Salvation Army and Habitat for Humanity. He was most recently visiting professor of leadership at H. Dayton Graduate School of Business, where his course "Leadership in a Multicultural Society" helped broaden the University’s DEIJ program. His most recent nonprofit experience was as Strategy Impact Officer at the Trash Mountain Project.