Careers
Nonprofit Board Service
Nonprofit board service is an exceptional way for HBS alumni to meaningfully contribute
to communities and issues that are meaningful. HBS Career & Professional Development
and the Social Enterprise Initiative are eager to support you in the process of sourcing
and succeeding in this meaningful work.
Starting or Increasing Your Board Role
- Board Source: Leading resource to inspiring board leadership and empower boards
- Bridgespan: Nonprofit Board Resource Center: curated list of resources and articles
- Joining a Nonprofit Board: What You Need to Know, book by HBS Professor F. Warren McFarlan
- Leading With Intent: BoardSource Index of Nonprofit Board Best Practices
- Board Roles, Responsibilities and Resources: National Council of Nonprofits
- HBS Executive Education programs on nonprofit leadership: Governing for Nonprofit Excellence, Accelerating Board Capacity for School District Board Members and Driving Nonprofit Performance and Innovation.
- Faculty book: Effective Fundraising: The Trustees Role and Beyond, by F. Warren McFarlan, Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus
Matching and Search Resources and Programs
- BoardStrong (formerly Boardnet USA): Nonprofit board matching platform
- BoardSource: Board posting and matching by region
- National Council on Nonprofits: Research and find organizations that align with your interests by topic and/or region
- Websites such as Charity Navigator, Guidestar, and Idealist.org can also offer resources and insight to organizations by topic including issue area and region.
- HBS OnBoard is a program from the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative designed to inspire and support alumni serving on nonprofit boards. Program sessions focus on the leadership skills needed for the evolving role of modern nonprofit boards.
- Annual HBS Nonprofit Board Summit is a half-day conference for Boston-area nonprofit board members hosted by the HBS Association of Boston.
- HBS Alumni Clubs offer nonprofit board recruitment fairs, regional board summits, and other networking events. Contact your local club to learn more.
Contacts at HBS
Looking for support as you navigate joining a board for the first time or to explore expanding your impact through continued board service? HBS is eager to help through our Career Coaching Program and the resources provided by the Social Enterprise Initiative.
- Career Coaches: Carole Carlson, Meredith Hamilton, Kristin Brennan and Ellen Harris
- Social Enterprise Initiative: Amelia Angella, Associate Director for Alumni Engagement