Offering
A board retreat agenda that people actually enjoy
A member charity
Example offer
Example offer
Governance
- Format
- Video call
- Time
- 2 hours
- Credits
- 2 credits
Expertise area
Governance and board development
A board that helps: recruiting members, running good meetings, and knowing who decides what.
The kind of help on offer
Offering
Mentoring for a first-time board chair
An experienced nonprofit
Example offer
Example offer
Governance
- Format
- Document review
- Time
- Fixed scope
- Credits
- 2 credits
The kind of help people ask for
Looking for
Help writing a board job description
A small charity
Example request
Example request
Governance
- Format
- Video call
- Time
- 3 hours
- Credits
- 3 credits
Looking for
Someone to sit in on a board meeting and give honest feedback
A new nonprofit
Example request
Example request
Governance
- Format
- Video call
- Time
- 1 hour
- Credits
- 1 credit
Examples for illustration. Real offers, requests and top contributors appear here when the Exchange opens.
Read first: governance guides
What a charity board does
The duties of care, loyalty and obedience in plain words, what a good board meeting looks like, and where the board's job ends and the staff's begins.
Recruiting and onboarding board members
Use a skills matrix to see what your board is missing, find good people beyond your circle, welcome them well, and use term limits to keep it fresh.