Welcome to the Nonprofit Board Member Basics Course

We're happy you're here!

You've enrolled your board into the course, and we've outlined below what the next steps will be. If you're not quite ready to take these steps, feel free to bookmark this page and come back to it at your convenience.

Here's what you can expect next:

  • The Nonprofit Help Center team will register your board and any staff members for you. Simply email the names and email addresses of everyone you'd like us to enroll to [email protected].

  • Consider sending an email to your board members letting them know they are now enrolled in the course. Feel free to use the sample provided below!

  • If you run into any trouble, just reach out to us at [email protected].

Sample Email for Your Board

Subject: Get ready to get learning! Our new board course is coming your way!

Dear Board Members,

Our organization is committed to building our capacity to continue to pursue our mission...which is why we've enrolled our board in the Nonprofit Board Member Basics Course . In this online course we'll explore 10 modules, each about 15 minutes in length, that cover the core topics of great board leadership. You can read all about this course here.

We'll be working through this course [together] [individually] [at our board retreat]. Stay tuned for more details!

Thanks for all you do for our mission!

Your Name

Ideas for Completing the Course

This course is intentionally flexible!

  • Each board member can complete the modules independently.
  • Your board can complete the modules together, using 15 minutes of each board meeting over the course of a year to do so.
  • The course can be incorporated into a board retreat, using the 150 minutes of content as a springboard.
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