Board Impact Initiative
Corporate Board Impact Initiative: Develop Your Leaders Through Strategic Service
Turn employee engagement into leadership development—with a scalable, turnkey solution.
The Challenge:
Your executives are raising their hands, asking for ways to give back. Your CSR team is under pressure to demonstrate measurable community impact. Your DEI leaders are looking for opportunities to advance diverse representation. Your HR team wants to offer purpose-driven leadership development.
But here’s the problem: You don’t have the internal infrastructure to vet nonprofits, match executives to the right boards, and manage placements at scale. And you definitely don’t have the bandwidth to do it well.
What if you could offer your team meaningful board opportunities—without adding to your workload?
Our Solution:
Board Member Connect partners with Fortune 500 companies and large organizations to create customized nonprofit board placement programs. We handle everything—from understanding your goals to matching your executives with vetted nonprofit boards to tracking outcomes and impact.
This isn’t just about “giving back.” It’s a leadership development strategy that strengthens your culture, enhances your brand, and delivers real community impact.
What’s Included:
- Strategic Program Design
We build a board placement program tailored to your company’s CSR, DEI, and leadership development goals. - Personal Executive Matching
We personally interview each participant to understand their passions, professional skills, and ideal board fit. - Nonprofit Vetting & Alignment
We ensure every nonprofit partner is credible, well-governed, and mission-aligned with your company’s values. - Full Placement Coordination
We manage the entire process—from introduction to board acceptance—so your team doesn’t have to. - Impact Tracking & Reporting
We provide data and insights to demonstrate ROI and program success to internal stakeholders. - Optional Board Training
Through our partnership with NonprofitReady.org, we offer certificate programs to prepare your team for effective board service.
Cohort-Based Placement:
Ideal for companies launching formal board service initiatives. We work with cohorts of 5–100+ executives per engagement, typically placing 25 per year over a 6-month period.
Why Corporate Partners Choose Us:
- Scalable & Turnkey — No internal headcount required; we manage everything
- Leadership Development — Board service accelerates strategic thinking, governance skills, and executive growth
- Brand Differentiation — Position your company as a leader in authentic social impact
- DEI Advancement — Place diverse leaders on diverse nonprofit boards
- Measurable Outcomes — Clear ROI through participant engagement, skill development, and community impact
“KPMG is proud to partner with Board Member Connect. The cohort program has been instrumental in advancing our commitment to community impact by helping place our leaders on important nonprofit boards in the communities where we live and work. This initiative strengthens our ability to drive meaningful change and foster leadership that makes a difference.”
Representative Corporate Clients
