Debunking Myths about Non-Profit Boards | Main Street America

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Donna Ann Harris, an expert in nonprofit organizational development, offers a no-nonsense view of 13 myths that surround nonprofit board service. She debunks popular, but misguided notions, such as the executive director raises all the money” and all I have to do is show up an hour a month to attend a board meeting.” Learn the do’s and don’ts of board service as Donna discusses ways to dispel bad habits and describes best practices for Main Street boards.

Published in Main Street Now Journal.

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