Who should you hire for your non-profit board? Why is diversity necessary for building a successful non-profit? What is a unique skill or resource that you have to offer that is needed in the community?







In the second episode of this two podcast series, LaToya Smith speaks about starting a non-profit with Nichole Henry.







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Meet Nichole Henry















Nichole is the Chief Services Officer of SafeHaven, a family violence center. Nichole oversees all of the agency’s victim services, including emergency shelter, transitional housing, crisis hotline, children’s programming, case management, and counseling programming.







Nichole, a Fort Worth native, has a Bachelor’s degree in psychology and Master of Arts degree in professional counseling from Texas Wesleyan. She has more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit work.







Connect with Nichole on LinkedIn and email her at nmastershenry@gmail.com







In This Podcast









* Who to have on your board







* Creating diversity







* Don’t be intimidated!







* Getting the grants









Who to have on your board









This is what I tell people: it depends on the work that you’re doing.

Nichole Henry







The people that you hire for your non-profit organization’s board will depend on its focus and the work that you want to do.







Hire professionals in that area, experts, and people with hands-on experience with both the running of non-profits and the scope of the service you want to provide, or need that you want to fill.







In general, look to hire:









* Experts in the field of your work







* Great marketers







* Successful fundraisers







* Proficient accountants and attorneys







* People with positive influence in your community







* People that have experienced the struggle that you are striving to help