Falling in Love With the Mission and Other Sage Advice for a First Time Nonprofit Director

Sam Smith recently entered early retirement and wants to become a director on the board of a nonprofit organization. His motive is to give back to the community where he has prospered. As a first time board member, he can look to some advice from pros in the area, from a recently published article by Stanford's Center Social Innovation (CSI). Following are my reactions to some of the article's suggestions, hopefully adding important field information. The comments are based on having served on 1...