Most nonprofit boards are silently killing the very organizations they were built to protect. The uncomfortable reality? It is not a funding problem. It is a governance problem nobody wants to talk about.
25-year C-suite advisor and bestselling author Heather H. Bennett, Partner and Managing Director at Newport LLC, pulls back the curtain on what actually makes a board of directors powerful versus paralyzing. From the hidden value of board networks to the dangerous myth of "give, get, or get off," Heather dismantles outdated board strategies and replaces them with frameworks that actually move missions forward.
Whether you are an executive director drowning in board dysfunction or a leader considering your first board seat, this episode delivers the unfiltered truth about board size, member accountability, term cycles, the board matrix strategy, and why camaraderie is your most underrated governance tool.

Connect with Heather H. Bennett here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-h-bennett/
Listen to her podcast Growth + Exit: https://www.youtube.com/@GrowthplusEXITPodcast
Grab her book "Fun and Fulfilling Careers One Question at a Time" on Amazon
Visit FHSR: https://www.fhsr.org

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