Become a DirectorPrep Member

DirectorPrep membership will equip you to collaborate, contribute and influence decisions at the board table.

Who is membership for?

Membership is right for you if ...

• you're serving on a board and you want to be able to add more value and make a greater impact in the boardroom.

• you're a new board director and you're not clear on how to get ready for a board meeting and what to do when you get there.

• you're interested in upping your game at the board table, no matter the size of your board or the type of organization you serve.

• you're an aspiring director who wants to hit the ground running when you land your first board appointment.

• you're an experienced director who wants to stay on top of governance trends with easy access to curated content.

• you appreciate tools and guides that help make your board work faster and easier.

As a DirectorPrep member, you will:

• Quickly build your skills and confidence as a board director.

• Master the challenging role of a director.

• Stay current with the latest thinking about board governance and directors' challenges.

• Be ready to add value to your board's discussions.

• Prepare for board meetings with a dependable, repeatable process.

• Know the right question to ask - and when to ask it - to influence your board's decisions.

"DirectorPrep is my own portable governance mentor."

Roberta Christianson

Chair, Manitoba Arts Council
Director, Southport Aerospace
Chair, Manitoba Foundation for the Arts

What People Are Saying about DirectorPrep

As a DirectorPrep member, you'll have easy access to all this.

These innovative tools and resources will be available to you directly from the membership page in your personal DirectorPrep library, just by logging in and clicking the My Library tab in the DirectorPrep menu.

Just Released

ChatDPQ™

ChatDPQ is a customized, AI-powered board resource tool, designed exclusively for DirectorPrep members. Think of ChatDPQ as your virtual boardroom buddy and a responsible AI Copilot.

ChatDPQ is for board directors who want easy, time-saving access to high-quality insights on anything to do with boards and board work.

Purpose-built for directors like you, ChatDPQ makes it possible to enjoy the kind of two-way conversation you'd like to have with a fellow director before your next board meeting. 

Learn more about ChatDPQ here.

The Savvy Director

The Savvy Director is an ideal, an aspiration. It's who each of us hopes to become when we start out on our governance journey.

As a DirectorPrep member, you'll benefit from what we've learned about being a Savvy Director, and you'll get help developing the Six Key Habits that will get you there. 

Learn more about The Savvy Director here.

Guides and Resources 

Wouldn't it be great to have access to practical, concise resources that help you wrap your head around what's expected of you as a director? DirectorPrep Guides are just that -  accessible, down-to-earth guides, tools, and checklists at your fingertips.

Ready for more challenging, issue-focused content? Savvy Director Guides fit the bill. And there are accompanying Discussion Guides and Reflection Guides to offer even more value.

Learn more about our guides and resources here.

The Resource Hub

No more searching high and low for governance-related resources!

With our Resource Hub, directors of all experience levels can easily find all sorts of great resources - from books to blogs and everything in-between.

Find suggestions for books, websites, blogs, podcasts and social media feeds. Or get connected with your local director institute with our GNDI links.

Check out the DirectorPrep Resource Hub here.

DirectorPrep Online Courses

Enjoy member pricing on our online courses - a cost-effective, efficient way to forge your path to being a savvy director.

Courses are broken down into manageable lessons, so you can go at your own pace.

DirectorPrep co-founder Scott Baldwin guides you through each video lesson, while downloadable transcripts, reference material and tools enhance your learning.

Learn more about DirectorPrep courses here.

DirectorPrep Connector

DirectorPrep Connector is distributed exclusively to our members when we've discovered something that will add value to your director toolbox.

Whether it's new research, recent publications, or fresh thought leadership from governance gurus, we'll send an email to alert you and provide a link.

And DirectorPrep Connectors are archived in your personal library for your reference at a later date.

Still Thinking About It?

You should give DirectorPrep membership a 30-day free trial if any of the following are true.

• You want to be the best board director you can be.

• You want to feel confident and ready to add value to discussions in the boardroom.

• You value your time and want to spend it wisely when preparing for board meetings.

• You want a consistent, repeatable process to prepare for board and committee meetings.

• You'd like inspiration for great questions that will kick start conversations around the board table.

• You want an easy way to be connected to governance experts and valuable resources.

I say it all the time – ‘Preparation is the key to success in the boardroom.’ 

Our practical tools, including ChatDPQ, our AI-powered resource, are designed specifically for board directors like you.

We want you to be ready for your board meeting, every time - ready to collaborate and influence board decisions with confidence.

And that is so much more satisfying than just muddling through!

We'd love to welcome you as a DirectorPrep member!

Scott Baldwin
DirectorPrep Co-Founder