Recruiting & Orienting Board

Members

Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center23@4 April 2012

by Lettie Haver

Overview

OOngoing Process

Energy -> Process -> Board -> Mission

OOffer Support

OWelcome Change

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.

5 Questions First

OWhere are they?

OHow long does this take?

OWhose job is it?

OWhere do we begin?

OHow do we engage them?

Define “Engagement”

OTime

OFinancial

OGovernance

OTalent

OBlood, sweat, tears

Start where you are. Recruit for where you’re going.

OBoard CultureOLife CycleOStructureOEnergyOMission

OKnowledge, skills, abilities

OPersonalityOInfluence/

AccessOEnergy/Focus

DiversifyFor all the right

reasons.

Who does what?

OBoard ChairONominating /Governance Committee

OWhole Board

OExecutive Director

Growing a Board Member

OSelectingOCultivatingOEstablishingONurturingOPermaculture

Where are they?

ORight in front of you?

ONext door?

OIn community programs?

OOnline?

Offer Support

OTraining and orientation

OEncourage mentorship

OOngoing education

Welcoming Board

OFresh perspective

OChallenge assumptions

OMeaningfully engage

OBuild relationships

OEnact change

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

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

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