Hardy Smith’s new online course, based on the best seller Stop the Nonprofit Board Blame Game, is now available!
Board members not meeting performance expectations is one of the most challenging issues faced by nonprofit organizations, associations, and chambers of commerce. This issue causes considerable frustration among nonprofit leaders, who usually place the blame on board members.
In this course, you’ll learn key strategies to eliminate your frustration and build and maintain a successful nonprofit board.
Based on the book Stop The Nonprofit Board Blame Game, this course is designed to stimulate the evaluation of relationships between staff and board members and among board members themselves. Those taking this course will be prompted to reflect on how these relationships can be improved.
The exercises at the end of each lesson are designed to assist in the development of action steps that lead to a positive, productive, and fully engaged board.
This course has been approved for 5.5 CAE credits by ASAE and 5.5 CFRE credits by CFRE International. Chamber of commerce professionals may submit course completion for CCE credit consideration.
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Here's what Association, Nonprofit, and Chamber of Commerce professionals are saying:
I took the Stop The Nonprofit Board Blame Game online course. It highlighted some real-life Board issues. After my being around and part of boards for 30 years in associations, Hardy’s practical ways of handling some tough situations were spot on. The video course is a great compliment to the book. I highly recommend it for anyone who works with a board of directors or trustees.
Larry Darnell
The Stop the Nonprofit Board Blame Game course is an informative and fun opportunity to learn more about effective and cooperative work with current and prospective Board members. The lessons and coursework are targeted to a broad audience, including seasoned professionals and those just learning about Board governance.
Jennifer Hedrick
Strong Board governance is essential to the success of a non-profit. Through this interactive platform, Hardy Smith easily takes you through several key topics for proper board engagement. Regardless of the experience of the CEO, this online course is effective and should be utilized regularly to assist in building exceptional boards.
Nancy P. Keefer
Hardy Smith’s book, Stop the Nonprofit Board Blame Game, has become a classic and the go-to practical guide that provides solutions to one of the most significant challenges facing chambers of commerce, associations, and nonprofits – having a high-performing board. Now, leaders have an engaging and effective tool to solve their board issues and answer their questions – the online course Stop the Nonprofit Board Blame Game. Leaders can quickly master this course, which includes video, interactive content, quizzes and extremely helpful downloads. Anyone facing a board blame game should take this course to benefit from its practical advice and resources.
Jeff Jowdy
A valuable self-paced course sure to improve organizational governance.
Bob Harris
This is an excellent and needed resource for nonprofits. I like the quotes, outside expertise, worksheets, and other resources that are provided. The videos and activities are easy to navigate. Board engagement is something that every nonprofit struggles with. The tips and actions can guide nonprofits to creating productive and happy relationships between board members and organizational leaders.
Vicki Pugh
I hear from nonprofit leaders all the time about the challenges they face to better engage their board members. Hardy’s course is the BEST I’ve seen to help you address this challenge. It provides clear and effective strategies – and practical exercises – that are vital for building a strong, dynamic and accountable board. It’s an essential resource for any leader aiming to enhance board performance and organizational success.
Dr. Patton McDowell
