Washington State has 58,000 nonprofits. More than 75% of them have budgets of $100,000 or less. So by rough estimates, 580,000 board members need training but many lack significant professional development funds to do so. And these nonprofits do our communities’ most important work; they feed the hungry, educate our children, care for our seniors, and protect our earth. Their success matters. Our challenge at Washington Nonprofits was, “How can we help busy board members learn what they need to know, so that their organizations can thrive?”