Nonprofit Skills®: Communicating With Your Board

In nonprofit leadership, communication is key. This course identifies the particular challenges involved in communication between leaders at a nonprofit and their board of directors and demonstrates how learners can work around them. Among three case studies and numerous video responses from experts, this course focuses on three main topics: identifying healthy vs. unhealthy communication, preparing for presentations and delivering information, and communicating in difficult times. Learners will learn to tailor information and communication for a board audience; after completing the course, they will understand what healthy communication looks like and will be able to identify and diagnose the most prevalent communication struggles in nonprofit leadership.

Learning Outcomes

• List the vital information that nonprofit leaders need to share with board members

• Explain how leaders can effectively present different types of information to their board

• Describe how communication can be tailored for a board audience

• Explain different approaches for maintaining healthy communication between nonprofit leaders and board members

• Provide tips and best practices for addressing common issues that leaders face when communicating with board members

Credits

• ATD CI Credits: 3

• CFRE Credits: 3

• HRCI Credits: 3

• SHRM Credits: 3

• IACET CEU Credits: 0.3