HARDY’S READING LIST
Hardy Smith’s work on creating effective board member relationships has been featured in leading publications, such as BoardSource, GuideStar, Nonprofit Business Advisor, Canadian Fundraising & Philanthropy, and Nonprofit World.
He’s the author of a comprehensive blog addressing nonprofit leadership and successful communication techniques, and has penned the survey and accompanying white paper, “Why Don’t Board Members Do What They’re Supposed to Do?”
Click here for Hardy’s Recommended Reading List
BOARDSOURCE CONTRIBUTIONS
Hardy is a guest blogger for BoardSource, whose mission is to inspire and support excellence in nonprofit governance and board and staff leadership.
See Hardy’s posts below, and sign up here to follow the blog.
- Make Board Diversity Work
- Do You Know Your Board Members?
- Are Nonprofit Best Practices Stupid?
- Selecting and Developing Board Leadership: Choose Your Leaders Wisely
- Creating a Culture of Collaboration, Nonprofits Can Learn from Pixar
- Communicate Effectively to Create Better Board Relationships
- Change Your Approach to Board Engagement
- Is “Nonprofit Planning” an Oxymoron?
- Want to Improve Board Performance? Take These Five Steps
- Recruit Nonprofit Board Members with Purpose and Process
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Helpful Documents:
Webinars & Podcasts:
- Motivating and Inspiring Your Nonprofit Board w/Hardy Smith: Jeff Dowdy’s “The Beacon” Podcast
- Creating a Culture of Collaboration w/Hardy Smith: Beth Brodovsky’s “Driving Participation” Podcast
- Making Planning Pain-Free and Productive w/Hardy Smith: James Moore & Company Webinar