Why Won’t They Engage?
A different way to think about board participation
Thanks for joining me! Here you’ll find the workbook and slides from our session,
along with a few resources to help you keep the learning going.
Your session resources
Workbook
Revisit the four parts of our session: reframe the question, understand the system,
diagnose your board, and design for engagement.
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Once a month or so, I share short, practical articles about nonprofit
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boards and fundraising to leadership, decision-making, and everything in between.
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and the people who support them.
Want to make learning stick?
If you design or lead learning experiences, join us this fall for
Learning That Sticks.
This three-part series explores a key question:
How do we help people actually use what they learn?
You’ll leave with practical, research-based tools you can use right away
in workshops, meetings, and trainings.
One more resource: Interim Leadership
Leadership transitions are both challenge and opportunity for nonprofits.
The Interim Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector 2025 Report
explores how interim leaders help organizations stabilize and move forward during change.
I authored the report, commissioned by Third Sector Company, based on insights from 100+ interim practitioners across the U.S. and Canada.
Let’s stay connected
I work at the intersection of learning, nonprofits, and leadership,
helping nonprofit leaders and the organizations that support them turn learning into action.
Thanks for spending part of your Leadership Summit with me.
I hope you leave with at least one idea you’re ready to test.
Nancy Bacon
Nancy Bacon Consulting
Helping nonprofit leaders turn learning into action.