Introducing HBS OnBoard

Join the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative for the launch of OnBoard, a new program designed to inspire and support alumni serving on nonprofit boards. In this first session, SEI Faculty Co-Chair Kash Rangan will host a conversation with Anne Wallestad of BoardSource on the shift to purpose-driven leadership that looks beyond organizational performance to greater social impact goals. They will discuss new ways of thinking and orientation for nonprofit governance, and lay the groundwork for interactive small groups to discuss what this means in practice for you as board members. We will share optional pre-reading for registrants prior to the session.

This session is designed for HBS alumni currently serving on nonprofit boards, or those interested in joining a nonprofit board and want to understand the role of the board in advancing impact.

About HBS OnBoard: OnBoard exists to develop and inspire alumni leadership skills critical for modern nonprofit governance. The program is designed to build on the HBS commitment to lifelong learning while contributing to the impact of the nonprofit sector through rigorous examination of the essential roles and practices of board leaders.

OnBoard will include virtual synchronous sessions with a combination of HBS faculty, social impact practitioners, and alumni to discuss cross-sector topics including systems thinking, driving change, mergers and collaborations, succession planning, and the nonprofit racial leadership gap. Each session will be interactive with opportunities to collaborate with other HBS alumni on problem solving, education and support.