SCORE: How To Fire A NonProfit Board Member

A successful Non Profit Organization requires strong and effective
leadership from the Board of Directors. However , all it takes is
on toxic, underperforming Board Member to derail all of the
efforts put forth by the rest of the Board. If a Board Member is
not engage or contributing to the greater good of the organization,
it may be time to gently nudge the board member to step down
or in an extreme case termination. Yes, volunteers can be
terminated. Even if you have not experienced the need to
fire a Board Member, understanding the process and an
alternative approach will benefit you and your Board in the
future if a situation should arise . This session will outline
when it is appropriate to fire a Board Member, the process
to follow when terminating a Board Member, and alternative
ways to avoid the dreaded task of stating "You're Fired"

The Facilitator for this Event is Dr Susan Neustrom. Susan
is a SCORER Member, and her expertise is in the Non Profit
Sector from leading leading several Non Profit Organization
as CEO, and serving on the Board of Directors with extensive
experience in change management programs, operations,
staff development, capacity building, fundraising, grant writing,
board development and relations, marketing, and communication.
Her expertise is in Fund Raising. Susan is a positive psychology
coach and certified in Whole Being positive psychology. She
coaches, trains, and speaks to the human side of leadership
and is dedicated to helping leaders take control of planned and
unplanned change, eliminate fear, uncertainty, anxiety, and
ignite self-motivation for long term success. Susan is also a
faculty member at National Louis University, and DePaul University,
and the author of "The Comfort Zone Illusion -Leaving Your
Comfort Zone Is Not So Hard After All , and a collaborative
author of "Finding Unshakeable Happiness".