How Habits Impact an Executive Director’s Fundraising and Philanthropy with Gregory Nielson

This episode, Gregory Nielsen explains the different habits board members should have, how to communicate with members of the board, and how to properly onboard new members. 

Gregory is an experienced nonprofit CEO, consultant, and public speaker on nonprofit leadership and governance.

Gregory joins us to discuss the different ways to communicate with board members, the expectations that need to be placed on board members, and the type of people you need on a board. 

He also talks about ways to teach board members what good governance looks like, the benefits of using consultants to send a message, and how to get board members to be engaged with their work.  

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• The similarities between law and grant writing. 
• How grant writers fit into organizations . 
• How grant writers should communicate with members of the board. 
• Ways to teach board members what good governance looks like. 
• Different healthy habits board members should have. 
• How to properly onboard new board members. 
• How executive directors should communicate with their board members. 
• The benefits of using consultants to send a message. 
• How to get board members to be engaged with their work. 
• The most important aspect of recruiting new board members.