Brave Board Training & Facilitation

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• New board members seeking to understand both the mechanics and culture of effective governance.
   
• Incoming board leaders (chairs, vice chairs, executive officers) preparing for high-impact leadership roles.
   
• Boards aiming to strengthen performance through inclusive, values-driven goal setting and assessment.
   
• Nonprofit organizations committed to equity, transparency, and trust in their governance practices.
   
• Leadership teams navigating generational change, diversity, and complex decision-making environments.

Brave Boardroom’s Board Orientation goes beyond the basics—rooted in our commitment to dismantling “gotcha governance” and building boards that lead with purpose, equity, and trust.

• Helps new board members understand formal duties and responsibilities, and the deeper social contracts that shape healthy board culture.

• Emphasizes Anti-racist policymaking, Intergenerational collaboration, and Inclusion and transparency from day one.

• Delivers engaging sessions and practical tools to build confidence in contributing effectively, communicate across differences, and strengthen trust and shared purpose across the board.

Brave Boardroom’s New Board Leader Training equips incoming chairs, vice chairs, and executive leaders with the skills and mindset needed to guide boards through today’s complex governance landscape.

• Focuses on relational leadership and trust-building, navigating power dynamics with clarity and confidence, inclusive practices and anti-racist decision-making, and addressing generational leadership shifts
   
• Strengthens board–executive partnerships and nurtures healthy board culture.
   
• Pairs seamlessly with the Brave Board Mentor Program, a subscription-based coaching for new and emerging leaders offering monthly check-ins and real-time guidance with access to proven tools for courageous, grounded leadership growth.

Brave Boardroom offers expert consultation to help boards set meaningful performance goals and implement assessment practices that reflect modern, inclusive governance values.

• Moves beyond checkbox evaluations to establish a shared accountability framework rooted in purpose, equity, and trust, and align goals with mission, board development priorities, and leadership needs.
   
• Creates strengths-based, anti-performative assessment tools that encourage honest reflection, improve relationships, and promote long-term effectiveness.
   
• Supports both first-time evaluations and the refinement of existing processes—ensuring they are compliant, courageous, and catalytic.