{"id":586779,"date":"2017-07-29T12:40:08","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T16:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joangarry.com\/?p=586779"},"modified":"2023-05-30T15:51:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T19:51:37","slug":"ep41-new-board-member-understand","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/joangarry.com\/podcast\/ep41-new-board-member-understand\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 41: What Every New Board Member Needs to Understand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Maybe you are about to attend your first board meeting as a board member.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you have been to a few meetings are just simply not clear.<\/p>\n<p>It all seems daunting. It was flattering to be asked, right?<\/p>\n<p>You are deeply passionate about the mission of the organization and the work it does.<\/p>\n<p>At least I sure hope so.<\/p>\n<p>But what should you expect? What does the organization expect from <strong>you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This episode has no other guest. Just yours truly. And I chose this topic and format because I\u2019d love for this podcast to be played for new board members \u2013 maybe at an orientation. Or perhaps at a board retreat when you are setting (or resetting expectations).<\/p>\n<h2>In this episode:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Is a board position actually a \u201cjob\u201d?<\/li>\n<li>Should the board consider itself at the center or periphery of a nonprofit?<\/li>\n<li>What a good board orientation needs to accomplish.<\/li>\n<li>Your primary job as a board member (it\u2019s probably not what you think)<\/li>\n<li>Why you don\u2019t need to know rich people to be a great board member<\/li>\n<li>Is it actually important to donate to your own organization?<\/li>\n<li>What board members should be doing at your annual gala<\/li>\n<li>20 things every board member ought to understand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Episode Links:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/joangarry.com\/board-of-directors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Build a First Rate Board of Directors<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Joan&#8217;s Book:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1119293065\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1119293065&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=joanmgarry-20&amp;linkId=863a77aad4c0f68c64a1e54fdf0ae88d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joan Garry&#8217;s Guide to Nonprofit Leadership: Because Nonprofits Are Messy<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nonprofitleadershiplab.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Nonprofit Leadership Lab<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Watch Joan on GIVE on NBC<\/li>\n<li>Music by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jukeboxtheghost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jukebox the Ghost<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019d love for this podcast to be played for new board members \u2013 maybe at an orientation or perhaps at a board retreat when you are setting 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