295. Redefining Board Leadership + Investing in Girls to Save the World - Tara Abrahams

Overview
Meet Tara. This multi nonprofit-board chair and Head of Impact at The Meteor, is passionate about tackling challenges women and girls are facing worldwide. Tune in and discover why we think she is exactly the kind of modern board chair nonprofits should be looking to recruit, and how she's channeling her passion into her nonprofit volunteerism. It's the thing of board legends🤩💪

 💡Learn

• Exploring what a modern fundraising board looks like today
• Finding the right board fit for volunteers who have specific interests and skillsets
• Why empowering young girls could be the key to global prosperity
• Lessons learned as a board chair

Episode Highlights

• Tara’s story and journey to where she is today (4:20)
• Tara’s board experience (8:45)
• Girl Rising and when Tara’s passion clicked (13:00)
• Modern boards that meet the moment of today (32:00)
• Collaboration in the impact sector (40:00)
• The Meteor (44:00)
• A powerful moment of philanthropy in Tara’s life (53:00)
• Tara’s One Good Thing: We don’t have to wait for anything at all. What we have to do is start. (57:00)

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