501c Impact!
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An Experiential Learning Simulation for High-Impact Governance
An expertly designed board game created by Glenda Hicks to help boards become high-performing, mission-driven leadership teams. Through the facilitated experience, we move your board members beyond theory and into action by allowing them to see, in real time, how their choices affect organizational success--and how inaction quietly erodes impact. We also use the simulaiton with leadership teams and staff to strengthen the board-staff partnership.
A multi-layered, transformative simulation with versatile applications.
Structured gameplay.
Facilitated dialogue.
Practical action plan.
Engage in an interactive team-based, safe space, that is transformative and creatively fun, while surfacing the strategic and governance realities that shape long-term success for lasting impact.
Facilitated Sample Use Cases
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Strengthening Governance in Established Nonprofits
An established nonprofit organization uses the simulation as a dynamic board development experience to deepen engagement, clarify roles and responsibilities, and strengthen the partnership between the board and the chief executive. Through collaborative gameplay and facilitated discussion, board members explore real governance challenges, align around priorities, and leave with a shared understanding and practical action steps to improve board performance.
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Preparing Corporate Leaders for Community Board Service
A corporation incorporates the simulation into its corporate social responsibility or leadership development initiatives to prepare executives and emerging leaders for nonprofit board service. Participants gain a realistic understanding of governance expectations, fiduciary duties, and strategic decision-making while strengthening the skills needed to contribute meaningfully to nonprofit boards in their communities.
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Guiding Startup Nonprofits and Founding Boards
Startup nonprofits and individuals considering launching a nonprofit use the simulation as an immersive learning experience to understand what effective governance looks like from the beginning. Founding board members explore fiduciary responsibilities, resource stewardship, and strategic priorities, helping them move from passion to structure with greater clarity and a practical action plan for building a sustainable organization.
Real Conversations. Real Challenges. Real Growth.
We address the issues that often go unspoken in board meetings and develop an action plan for measurable results.
Recruiting and onboarding.
Clarifying roles, responsibilities, and lines of authority.
Developing or refreshing a strategic plan.
Managing money, people, and infrastructure.
Diversifying funding sources.
Collaborating for greater community impact.
Acting decisively, and recognizing when to pause.
Recommitting to the mission.
Hiring and evaluating the Chief Executive.