FOR BOARD MEMBERS & ENGAGED SUPPORTERS

Put Your Board Relationships to Work for Good

You do not need to know everyone. One useful relationship can be enough.

Find a specific way to help

Connect with your nonprofit and review its asks and prospects. Look for a need where your relationships, time or experience could be useful. A company sponsorship, a new mentor or an adviser may be closer to your network than you expect.

Contribute a relationship with context

A name alone rarely tells the whole story. When offering an introduction, share enough context to explain how you know the person and what next step may be realistic. Do not promise someone else’s participation before speaking with them.

Keep commitments manageable

Respond to requests and track the next actions you agree to take. Update your commitment when timing changes. A clear follow-up is more useful than a vague offer that no one knows how to advance.

Your relationships remain yours

Your private contacts and private notes are not automatically shared with every member of an organization. Review the sharing choices in the app before contributing information. You can participate around a specific need without first building or uploading a complete contact database.

Use LinkedIn to identify the right person or company

People and company profiles help distinguish one prospect from another. LinkedIn is a separate service and may require its own sign-in. WhoWeKnow is independent of LinkedIn and does not promise automatic access to your connections.