This book is for anyone who has ever sat in a nonprofit Board meeting thinking, "We could be doing so much more than this."

In all my years around nonprofit boardrooms — advising and serving — I kept seeing the same pattern. I watched talented, generous people say "yes!" to making a difference — and then quietly disengage inside rubber-stamp meetings where the loudest voices and biggest donors run the show while the mission stalls.

It doesn't have to be that way. Your Board can be the engine of your mission.

Board to Death is a hands-on playbook for transforming a well-meaning but ineffective board into a strategic catalyst for change.

This book was created as a working resource.

Use the charts and tools to guide your initiatives including recruitment programs, strategic planning, and leadership succession.

I want you to work this book – turn down pages, highlight passages, use the margins for notes, and then return to it again and again.

A sneak peek – here’s some of what you will find inside:

·       Match your Board’s composition to your organization’s maturity level
·       Stop thinking like a charity
·       Recruit for expertise and experience required by your strategic plan
·       Create a culture of care in your Board management practices

I'm honored that my dear friend, Gerry Laybourne, co-founder of DAY ONE Early Learning Community and Oxygen Media, wrote the foreword.

The book comes out September 14, 2026 and preorders are open now: BOARD TO DEATH https://lnkd.in/eaVSsGra .

Thank you to all of you who have already preordered the book!

(Board chairs and executive directors: bulk options for your whole board are included on the preorder link — this book works best read together.)
 
If you serve on a Board, lead a nonprofit, or know someone who does — I'd be so grateful if you'd share this post. Every preorder makes a real difference for a first-time author.

My special thanks to Zach Kristensen and publisher Juxtabook for their support and guidance.