051: Have a board executive committee or not?

This is one of our bonus episodes – a moment with me. At one of my workshops recently, a board member asked how to increase the engagement of her fellow board members. I asked her to say more about what their disengagement looked like. She described poor attendance and lack of participation of those who do attend. There can be a lot of reasons for this, but I asked: Do you have an active board executive committee? Aha! It didn't take long to discover the role the executive committee was playing in her board members' disengagement.  This isn't always a problem, but I think it begs the question: should we even have an executive committees? Listen in to learn some of the arguments about having, or not, a board executive committee. Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated!   Let me know the topics or questions you would like to hear about in a future episode. You can do that, and follow us, on Facebook. To get the free guide I created for you go to: How to Engage Your Board in Fundraising To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to www.hilandconsulting.org.