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How a Peer Mentor Helps Train New Nonprofit Trustees

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A peer mentor sits beside a new trustee during her first board meeting

Boards are complex systems. Even for experienced board members, joining a new board involves a period of transition, orientation, and assimilation. There are two things that will help get those new directors quickly up to speed: a small handbook and a mentor. Here’s how to fast-track your new directors with peer mentors . . .

10 Crucial Items in the Board Handbook for New Directors

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The people you bring onto your board are fully capable of finding their own way. They are self-starters, motivated to take on new challenges. So direct that motivation into advancing the work of your board, rather than figuring out how your board works!

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