Becoming Board Members

Serving on a nonprofit board is one of the most meaningful ways to invest in your community.

Board members help guide organizations through important decisions, safeguard resources, and ensure missions remain strong for years to come. Yet many people step into board service without much training or clarity about what the role really entails.

The good news? Learning the basics can make a tremendous difference. After attending Board Member Boot Camp, Kirby Ortiz, who has served on boards for 40 years, said he learned things he had never known before. Another participant, Dave Thorton of Idaho Power, called it one of the best virtual trainings he had ever attended.

Great board members are not born, they're developed.

 

Their feedback points to something important: great board members are not born, they're developed. When people invest in learning how nonprofit boards work, they become stronger partners, better advocates, and more effective leaders for the causes they care about.

Whether you’ve been a board member for 50 years or five minutes, this training is for you. Register for Board Member Boot Camp and gain practical tools to better understand your role, strengthen board leadership, and support the mission you serve.

Kevin Bailey, Vice President of Impact & Nonprofit Center Kevin joined the Idaho Nonprofit Center in July of 2021 after previously serving as CEO of the United Way of Southeastern Idaho. He brings experience in both the education and social impact sector internationally and domestically, having worked in both Uganda and Chile.