October 16, 2008
Nonprofit Leaders Seek Guidance in Building Rapport With Boards
Mark Slocum, head of the Heart Connection Children's Cancer Programs, a charity in Des Moines, has endured his share of uncomfortable board meetings.
"I've found as executive director that, a lot of times, board members kind of look at you like you have a hidden agenda or are trying to slide something past them," he says.
He also notes, with some frustration, that he is sometimes invited to make presentations to other organizations' boards, and invites others to speak to his
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