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Engage your board Beth Olson [email protected]. Who’s here today. On a board? A director or other staff member in a non-profit working with a board? Other?. The big questions. What do you need from your board? (Your top 3) What do you need as a board member? ( Y our top 3) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ENGAGE YOUR BOARD BETH OLSON
Who’s here today On a board?
A director or other staff member in a non-profit working with a board?
Other?
The big questions What do you need from your board?
(Your top 3)
What do you need as a board member? (Your top 3)
What things are a waste of time?
Community Organizing Think of something you have
organized…..
What did you do to make it successful?
What people need to volunteer
Feel connected (person, issue, belief or value)
Confidence – comes from support, clear vision
Feel they have something to contribute – contributions are important/valuable
Willingness to do it – know what is expected
Improve connectedness Recruitment – identify their connection
Orientation – welcome them with a ritual, process
Regular meeting sub-committees
Office atmosphere
Improve confidence Clearly outline the organizations vision
and mission (At orientation and every year)
Pose mission questions clearly and often
Who is their support? How are they supported?
Increasing Valuable Contributions Recruitment of board members – what
do they have to contribute and what do you need
Ask them for help with issues that match their skills
Recognizing the value - more than annual board recognition
Boards: An On-going Investment Just like organizing around an issue
Times of great gain
Times you take steps back
Cyclical nature of boards – you will need different things at different times