50 Ways To Motivate Your Board
By James A. Donovan; 108 pages; $US 21.95; PO Box 195068, Winter Springs FL 32719, USA; (407) 366-8340
Are you searching for new ways to challenge your board members? 50 Ways To Motivate Your Board presents a nonprofit executive, volunteer or staff-member with a variety of techniques and tactics to improve their communication and leadership skills.
James Donovan presents 50 suggestions drawn from his 25 years as a staff development officer and 11 years as a consultant in philanthropy. Unlike books with step-by-step formulas, the reader can flip and scan the contents for an appropriate tip. The light-hearted style of the guide and its layout also make it a quick and easy read. Unconventional tips, like serving popcorn at a meeting to create an atmosphere of camaraderie, are blended with ideas for building long-term unity, like planning board retreats. The content and tone of the guide stress how humour and time for fun can reduce the tension directors feel and increase their initiative.
In addition to the ideas and their explanations, the guide offers a wealth of real-life illustrations and anecdotes. In an informal tone, this how-to book provides a serious commentary on ways to get around the barriers preventing directors from pursuing their institution's mission with passion.
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