What Every Board Member Needs to Know, Do, and Avoid

If you need real-world strategies for improving your board's performance, then What Your Board Needs to Know, Do, and Avoid: A 1-Hour Guide is a must-have resource. Andy Robinson is one of America's preeminent authorities on boards, having spent two decades steering, advising, and coaxing hundreds of organizations of all stripes and sizes. He has guided these boards in virtually every facet of governance, including fundraising, board development, financial oversight, recruitment, strategic planning, and marketing. Robinson distills this wealth of experience into a focused book that will help any board govern up to its potential. What Your Board Needs to Know, Do, and Avoid takes just an hour to read. But in that brief span of time, board members will develop a sure-handed grip and a workable understanding of each of their important responsibilities. Complements the book, Train Your Board (and Everyone) Else to Raise Money, co-authored by Robinson.

Andy Robinson provides training and consulting for nonprofits in fundraising, grantseeking, board development, marketing, earned income, planning, leadership development, and facilitation. Over the past two decades, Robinson has worked with organizations in 47 US states and Canada.