Effective Board Leadership
The status quo is no longer an option in a sector as necessary, complex, and dynamic as ours. To successfully address the ongoing pressures and pace of change faced by LeadingAge members, Boards of Directors need to go beyond their fiduciary responsibility to engage more deeply in a broader range of issues facing aging services providers.
Who is Your Governance Champion?
Who within your organization is committed to constantly learning and implementing governance best practices? Whether a board chair, chair of the governance committee, a team member, or the CEO, your organization needs at least one person who is deeply committed to championing ongoing growth and improvement for your board. Our resources are designed to support your champion(s), and thus your entire organization.
It’s Time to Leverage Your Board for Organizational Strength
LeadingAge has developed a comprehensive package of products to support CEOs, leadership teams, and board members through a variety of collaborative decision-making conversations while also focusing on the essentials for building a stronger aging services board that takes a more active role in strategy development, resource allocation, and planning.
Three Aims
Intended to bolster organizational health, strategic growth, and long-term sustainability, our governance resources have three aims:
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Enhancing the CEO-Board Partnership
Having a board that serves as a partner to leadership helps foster board and staff alignment and helps position and prepare organizations for the future.
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Building an Aging Services Capable Board
Having a board knowledgeable about the landscape in which LeadingAge members operate increases a board’s strategic orientation and competency.
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Guiding Organizational Strategic Thinking
Having the structures and practices in place that promote a future-focused board enables organizations to proactively respond to opportunities, changes, and challenges that arise.
CEO & Board Resources
Our self-guided, online format can be incorporated into strategy sessions with the full board or used for committee/task force meeting prep work. Access the 20+ resources all on the LeadingAge Learning Hub.
Self-Guided, OnDemand Resources
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Nonprofit Board Governance
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Creating Your Own Board Self-Assessment Tool
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Strategic Relationship Development: Partnerships, Affiliations, Collaborations
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Metrics in Strategy Development
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Strategy Development for Uncertain Times
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Financial Oversight for Boards
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Board Engagement in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
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Risk Oversight for Boards
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Foresight-Oriented Strategy Development
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Board Practices and Processes
Consulting Services
Direct access to personalized consultation and technical assistance engagements around individual organizational needs.
- Board Development and Operations
- Strategic Planning
- Financial and Risk Management
- Board and Community Engagement
- Board Diversity and Inclusion
Learn more about LeadingAge’s Governance Consulting.
Member Stories
Among the most powerful benefits LeadingAge members have is the opportunity to share ideas and learn from each other. We’re gathering stories from your colleagues on how they’ve employed new, innovative and effective governance strategies to strengthen their organizations. Read member stories on governance.
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