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Recruiting & Orienting Board
Members
Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center23@4 April 2012
by Lettie Haver
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Overview
OOngoing Process
Energy -> Process -> Board -> Mission
OOffer Support
OWelcome Change
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from The Board Building Cycle, by Marla J. Bobowick, Berit Lakey, and Sandra R. Hughes, Copyright 2000, National Center for Nonprofit Boards. For more information about NCNB (now BoardSource) call 800-883-6262 or visit http://www.boardsource.org.
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5 Questions First
OWhere are they?
OHow long does this take?
OWhose job is it?
OWhere do we begin?
OHow do we engage them?
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Define “Engagement”
OTime
OFinancial
OGovernance
OTalent
OBlood, sweat, tears
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Start where you are. Recruit for where you’re going.
OBoard CultureOLife CycleOStructureOEnergyOMission
OKnowledge, skills, abilities
OPersonalityOInfluence/
AccessOEnergy/Focus
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DiversifyFor all the right
reasons.
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Who does what?
OBoard ChairONominating /Governance Committee
OWhole Board
OExecutive Director
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Growing a Board Member
OSelectingOCultivatingOEstablishingONurturingOPermaculture
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Where are they?
ORight in front of you?
ONext door?
OIn community programs?
OOnline?
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Offer Support
OTraining and orientation
OEncourage mentorship
OOngoing education
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Welcoming Board
OFresh perspective
OChallenge assumptions
OMeaningfully engage
OBuild relationships
OEnact change
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Recruitment Tools
OBoard evaluationOStrategic planODream board
descriptionOBoard profileO Inclusion case
statement and plan
OCandidate info sheet
OApplicationO Job descriptionOContract or
Agreement formOExit InterviewOBoard
Development Plan
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Orientation ToolsO Board member informationO Executive Director bio O Organizational ChartO ResponsibilitiesO Officer job descriptionsO Committee charters & membersO Articles, bylaws, 990, D&O, policiesO Organizational historyO Board development plan
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Sources
Best of Board Café: Jan Masaoka
Recruiting a Stronger Board: BoardSource
The Board Building Cycle: BoardSource
Five Good Ideas: Practical Strategies for
Non-profit Success
Step by Step Board Recruitment
Kit!Additional sources available as links online