Ep. 131: The Flawless Framework to Transform a Nonprofit's Board of Directors with Sean Kosofsky

Published: July 28, 2020, 11:44 p.m.

b"\\u2728\\u2728 Visit www.grantwritingandfunding.com/131 to join Sean's FREE Webinar: How to Transform Your Board of Directors in 90 days\\u2728\\u2728\\n\\nIf you are a nonprofit leader, freelance grant writer, or nonprofit consultant than you know that the role and efficiency of a healthy board of directors are vital for nonprofit health!\\n\\nThat\\u2019s why I brought on Sean Kosofsky from Nonprofit Fixer to share with you how to improve a nonprofit\\u2019s board of directors.\\n\\nIf you resonate with not knowing how to ask your board to financial contribute, what their expectations are of showing up, or how they can be the most effective, then this episode is for you!\\n\\nAlso, we talk about how freelance grant writers and nonprofit consultants can add a board of director training to their services and how this can help nonprofits get MORE funding.\\n\\nSean Kosofsky is the NonProfit Fixer! He has worked in nonprofits for more than 27 years, including as executive director for five organizations. He has worked in policy, communications, grassroots advocacy, direct service, development, management and served on numerous boards. He has raised millions of dollars for causes, candidates and campaigns. His work has appeared in news stories around the world, and he has offered webinars or blog posts through AFP, Candid, Idealware, Bloomerang, Wild Apricot, and Pamela Grow\\u2019s Motivate Mondays.\\n\\nHe has worked on a wide range of issues including LGBTQ equality, reproductive justice, voting access, bullying prevention, climate change, and more.\\xa0He offers coaching, consulting, training and free tools at his website\\xa0Nonprofitfixer.com\\xa0and courses at\\xa0http://Learn.MindTheGapConsulting.org.\\n\\nIn today\\u2019s episode, we discuss the following:\\n\\u2714 How to help recruit, retain, and grow a board of directors\\n\\u2714 How a freelancer/consultant can conduct board of directors training for nonprofits as a side income or main income\\n\\u2714 Sean\\u2019s colorful story on why he became involved with nonprofits\\n\\u2714 How you can use your passion to do good in the world\\n\\u2714 How Sean moved to a new city and started a freelance nonprofit consultancy\\n\\u2714 How to leverage your relationships in your geographic area to get new leads\\n\\u2714 What freelancers need to focus on that will lead to a full-time hustle job\\n\\u2714 The huge space available for nonprofit consultants\\n\\u2714 How to test your services to see which ones will sell the most\\n\\u2714 The key elements in why a board of directors is inefficient and how to fix it\\n\\u2714 80% of what You do - Recruit, Retain, Remove board members\\n\\u2714 The 3 M\\u2019s: Members, Meetings, and Money\\n\\u2714 The Board Agreement: How to have a board of directors actually commit to bringing in funding every single year\\n\\u2714 The Fundamental Change to Uplevel a Nonprofit: Flipping the Mindset of Board Members\\n\\nLinks Mentioned From the Episode:\\n\\u2714 Join the August 6th FREE Webinar: How to Transform Your Board in 90 Days. Click here\\n\\u2714 Find out more about Sean, get a free consultation, or see FREE resources at: nonprofitfixer.com\\n\\u2714 Find out more about Sean\\u2019s courses at:\\xa0http://Learn.MindTheGapConsulting.org\\n\\nIf you have any questions, feel free to email\\nholly@grantwritingandfunding.com \\n\\nI\\u2019d love to connect with you!\\n\\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzIfwJt0az9KKwKz1Uc8vg\\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollyrustick\\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holly-rustick-0765b817/\\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/grantwritingandfunding/\\nPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/grantwritingandfunding/\\n\\nThanks for listening!\\nHolly Rustick\\nExpert Grant Writer & Bestselling Author"