Empowering Nonprofit Boards_ The Impact of Women Leaders on Boards _ ISDM

Name: Empowering Nonprofit Boards_ The Impact of Women Leaders on Boards _ ISDM
Uploaded: 2025-08-29T05:21:40+00:00
Duration: 1 min 59 s
Channel: ISDM

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“Women bring perspective, credibility, and lived experience to nonprofit boards — and that changes everything.”

– Kakul Misra, Director, Strategic Capacity Building, ISDM

At ISDM, we believe that having more women on the boards of Social Purpose Organisations is not about ticking a box—it's about strengthening how decisions are made, how governance is practiced, and how long-term impact is ensured. India continues to miss a critical leadership opportunity by overlooking mid-career women for these roles. Despite bringing a strong sense of purpose, risk-awareness, and inclusive leadership, many capable women remain excluded due to systemic barriers and narrow leadership archetypes.

The Women on Boards program at ISDM seeks to address this gap by creating structured, visible pathways for women leaders to contribute meaningfully at the highest levels of decision-making.

Designed for women with 15+ years of experience, the program supports those ready to lead beyond traditional roles—seeking purpose, growth, and impact. It combines deep governance insights with a trusted peer community, enabling women to step into non-profit board roles with clarity, confidence, and conviction. By fostering inclusive mindsets and strong networks, it helps build boardrooms that are not just diverse, but effective and accountable.

Diversity on boards isn’t a bonus — it’s a necessity.

The boardroom is evolving — and Cohort 8 is taking shape.

If you’re ready to take your seat at the table, this is your moment.

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Know more - https://www.isdm.org.in/wob

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00:00The board members for non-profits contribute to their credibility and contribute to their growth journeys by getting good governance and enabling fundraising and compliance.

00:23Getting women on boards of these non-profits has been the core focus of ISDN because we truly believe in gender diversity and how getting growth in these NGOs can contribute to lasting social impact.

00:44It provides the necessary skills, networks, sisterhood which helps them in their journey as board members and it helps them in their journey also for self growth.

00:57You know and this is the life stage of life where we find unfortunately many women fall off the ladder.

01:05So how can we support their own personal and professional aspirations and create a sisterhood around us.

01:14Women on boards of NGOs is very important from the lens of the NGOs because it lends itself to having a diverse perspective of you know women board members.

01:30It also curates getting women leaders from the corporate and other sectors who have their lived experiences and skills to support the growth journeys of NGOs and provide them with you know credibility as board members and compliance and good governance which will enable their growth journey.

01:53Like trying to doersetc for the missing period of the opportunity