Open Board Search – How Casting a Wide Net Transforms Nonprofit Governance

Live on Thursday, March 19th, 2026

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Most nonprofit boards recruit new members from their personal networks—a practice that is holding nonprofits back. These overlapping networks do little to attract the fresh perspectives, strengths, and strategic thinking that will help the organization evolve and thrive.

Unsatisfied with the status quo, an innovative recruitment practice is emerging that is transforming nonprofit boards: an open, competitive application process that is more akin to a public job listing than a reference made behind closed doors.

Open Board Search is “upping the game” of large and small nonprofits alike. Join Daniel Student, Managing Director, board recruiter, and strategist at Potrero Group, and a panel of nonprofit leaders to learn how to build visibility, expand networks, and accelerate your pipeline.

What You’ll Learn:

Why typical board recruitment restricts our ability to drive change and impact
How to put together an open search for new board members that is inclusive, transparent, and unbiased
Ways to think beyond a board matrix to identify needs, fill gaps, and build a leadership pipeline
Changes to implement in board systems and structures that can improve retention of the diverse experiences and perspectives open search provides

Who Should Attend: Nonprofit staff and board leaders from organizations of all sizes who think there is room for growth in the skills, diversity, and practices of their boards; this practice has proven successful for small organizations trying to level up, large institutions trying to practice continuous improvement, and everything in between.

Moderated by Jeanne Bell