Do You Have a Dream Board or a Scary Board?

The Meyer Foundation and CompassPoint Nonprofit Services recently teamed up for a survey of nonprofit executives. The results are both surprising and alarming.

The report, Daring To Lead, 2006, reveals that three quarters of the nonprofit executives surveyed plan to leave their jobs within the next five years.

What leads to this burnout among nonprofit executives? One of the leading problems is disappointment with the organization's board of directors. Fewer than one in three nonprofit executives thinks that his/her board is supportive.

It is true that your board can make or break you. But, as a nonprofit executive, there are ways to gradually transform your board. The first step is to evaluate your board. Our article Is Your Board Helping or Hurting You? will help you do just that.