This document discusses building strong, intergenerational nonprofit boards. It notes that young leaders bring passion, fresh perspectives, and access to new networks. However, barriers include assumptions and lack of a welcoming culture. Success factors include clear recruitment strategies, adequate resources, a learning culture, and mutual benefits. The document provides recommendations for onboarding emerging leaders, preparing boards for intergenerational work, and 5 steps organizations can take to engage young professionals through board service.

1. What it takes to
build strong,
effective
intergenerational
boards
2012 BoardSource Leadership Forum

2. Our Panelists…
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Efrem Bycer Trish Tchume
Vice President, Director,
Momentum LLC Emily Davis Young Nonprofit
Vice Chair, YNPN San President, EDA Consulting Professionals
Diego Founder, YNPN San Diego
Author, Fundraising and the
Network (YNPN)
Next Generation

3. Share Our Session: #BLF2012
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4. Who is YNPN?
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Our mission is to promote an efficient, viable,
and inclusive nonprofit sector that supports
the growth, learning, and development of
young professionals.
First chapter founded in 1997
→
→YNPN National incorporated in 2004
→34 Chapters Nationwide
→40,000+ members

5. Pillars of YNPN Leadership Development
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YNPN Leadership
Development
Access to
training for Space to Access to Individual
specific skills exercise coaching &
networks
& those skills support
competencies

6. What we’re seeing nationally
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7.  Why is this topic so important?
 What experiences are you having?
 What brought you to this session?
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8. Pair Up
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 Do you feel that it’s important for
your organization to engage
emerging leaders?
 What are the barriers or
challenges?
 What are the opportunities or
successes you have had?

9. Young Leaders Bring…
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 Passion
 Results - oriented thinking
 Fresh perspectives on old
problems
 Access to new networks

10. What are the barriers?
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 Assumptions
 Professional board
members wanted
 Welcoming culture

11. Success Factors
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 Clear recruitment & retention
strategies
 Adequate resources
 Learning culture
 Consistent evaluation
 Recognition
 Mutually-beneficial
experience

12. Recruitment
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 Focus on actions needed.
Ask the right questions.
 Look where skills
development occurs.
 Identify young professionals
organizations.

13. Onboarding
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 The same way you would onboard
any other board member!
 As an equal with other board
members.
 Provide opportunities for
mentorship.
 Provide training opportunities on the
skills they need most.

14. Preparing for Effective Intergen Work
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 Training on how to work on intergenerational
board (joint training)
 Build respect and trust
 Tap into their 1st board experience
 See young professionals as assets
 Next Gen is a misnomer. NOW Leaders!

15. BoardNEXT
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 A program put together by Momentum LLC in San
Diego to connect emerging leaders with board
service
 Launching with a weekend seminar preparing
emerging leaders for effective board service
 Build a board bank for nonprofits in the region
 Expanding to work with organizations

16. 5 Steps You Can Take Today
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1. Discuss inclusiveness
2. Discuss challenges &
opportunities with board
3. Learn about healthy org
culture
4. Review your board job
descriptions
5. Host a board in-service

17. Resources: Organizations
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 YNPN: www.ynpn.org
 BoardSource: www.boardsource.org
 BoardNEXT:
makemomentum.com/boardnext
 Americorps Alums:
www.americorpsalums.org
 EPIP: www.epip.org

18. Resources: Organizations
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 GenNext: www.gennextstl.org
 Independent Sector NGEN Program:
www.independentsector.org/ngen
 National Urban Fellows: www.nuf.org
 NetImpact: www.netimpact.org
 Public Allies: www.publicallies.org

19. Resources: Publications
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 Next Generation & Governance Report on
Findings (BoardSource):
www.boardsource.org/UserFiles/nextgenerati
 Good in Theory, Problems in Practice (YNPN):
www.ynpn.org/our-voice/goodintheory/

20. Resources: Additional
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 Nonprofit associations
 Chambers of commerce
 Local universities
 Existing volunteers

21. Keep in Touch!
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