get rid of your nominating committee
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Many nonprofits struggle with ineffective boards. Why? Most often it is because they do not take the board recruitment process seriously. This is a year round job that has to be done by the best and brightest of your board members. If you want your board to be successful, take board recruitment seriously. Don't just think about the "old 3 G's" Learn Linda's "New Three G's" and you'll be able to transform your board into a powerful force in governance and fundraising. Get rid of your nominating committee and start working on building an effective board for your nonprofit.TRANSCRIPT
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Get Rid of Your Nominating Committee
Linda Lysakowski, ACFREPresident, Linda Lysakowski, LLC
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The Role of the Board Planning Governing Creating vision Working with staff Fundraising Board giving: Is it the three
G’s?
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The Old 3 G’s Give, Get, or Get Off
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Linda’s New 3 G’s Gather, Get Ready, and Grow
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Why Nominating Committees Don’t Work
Too little, too late! Weak Leadership! Lack of understanding of the governance
role!
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A Better Solution The Governance Committee
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The Governance Committee Meets year round Chaired by the strongest board
member Assesses board performance Develops or refines board position
descriptions
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The Governance Committee
Evaluates needs of the board Finds the right people to fill board vacancies Plans board orientation Responsible for ongoing board education
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Assessing Your Board
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Do We Have the Right Board Members
Do We Have the Right Board?
Choosing candidates that will meet our needs
Identifying candidates and evaluating commitment
Building a sense of ownership
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Recruiting Board Members
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Identifying Candidates and Evaluating Commitment
InterestOnce a prospective candidate has expressed interest in your organization, the first step is research.
• What do they do for a living?• Are they successful?• Do they know “people?”• Can they help build your board/organization?• Are they willing to give their time and money to your
organization?
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Identifying Candidates and Evaluating Commitment
Involvement◦ What do they expect to get out of their involvement?◦ Do they have a good/bad past history with other organizations?◦ Do they want hands on, or is this just a resume booster?
Qualifications◦ Are they qualified to join the board?◦ Remember: Board members are the decision makers of the
organization…interview them as if you are paying them a salary!
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Steering a Board to the Organization’s Vision
Education◦ Educating a board member on the vision, direction,
and ultimate goals of your organization is the single most important mission of your organization’s executive staff. This will keep the board on the right track.
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Building a Sense of Ownership
EvangelismWhen the board takes ownership of your organization, they, in a sense, become evangelists for your cause.
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Belief in and support of the mission of the organization is the most critical requirement for serving on the board
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Board Position Descriptions Overall responsibilities Term of office Attendance requirements Requirement to be informed about organization Participation in meetings Committee requirements Financial commitment Conflict of interest disclosure Fiduciary responsibility
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Board Recruitment Never done by individual
board members on their own Names are given to
Governance Committee for consideration
Executive Director is involved in recruitment
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Helping the Board Understand Fundraising
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How Does Your Board View Fundraising?
The “Tin Cup” mentality? A necessary evil? We don’t need it. Not my job! I don’t know how. I don’t want to bug my
friends!
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Helping the Board Understand Their Role in Fundraising
Board Recruitment/Governance Committee Board Orientation/Governance Committee Board Education/Governance Committee The Board Appeal/Development Committee Identifying/The Development Committee Cultivating/The Development Committee Fundraising/The Development Committee Stewarding/The Development Committee
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The Board and Volunteers as Givers But we give our time…..
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Can the Board Raise Money Without Even Asking?
Each board member invite three people to have lunch with the CEO
Board members host an event Board Thank-a-thon Speaking engagements The elevator speech Birthday/anniversary gifts Opening doors
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Questions to Ask Yourself Do we have a large enough board? Do we have the skills we need on the
board? Do we have a diverse board? How do we plan to build the board we
need to succeed? What one thing will we do tomorrow to
get started?
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www.4Good.org--Board Recruitment Kit Email Linda for Board Evaluation forms
Resources
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