Nonprofits leaders need a strategy to find and keep board members who: care about the cause, have the needed or missing skills, understand their role, and can commit time and resources. All too often, organizations settle for two or three of these desired qualities. This workshop will review key strategies around board recruitment and board member retention. It will deconstruct the process needed to build an effective and diverse leadership team that can work together to fulfill a collective set of responsibilities and help the nonprofit achieve its mission.

This training is targeted to Executive Directors, Development Directors, Board Chairs, and Board Nominating/Governance Committee Chairs responsible for recruiting effective board members. It will include engaging interactive elements and a robust Q&A. Growth for Good's board job description checklist will be provided to all registrants.

Key Takeaways:

Determining what talents, skills and diversity need to be represented and recruited to have a healthy leadership team
Step-by-Step tactics for a successful recruitment process
Tips to writing and using a board job description for attracting strong candidates

This workshop will be presented by Claudia Zeldin, Partner at Growth for Good.

This webinar is provided in partnership with the Association of Nonprofit Specialists. Thanks to Nonprofit Specialists’ Annual Sponsor: Nonprofit Solutions Network.

Participants who complete the post-session evaluation can receive a PDF copy of the presentation.

Area of Excellence: Governance & Compliance.

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Please Note: This meeting is open to staff and board members of current Nonprofit New York member organizations and non-member organizations. Organizations may send more than one individual to participate, HOWEVER if the event sells out registration may be limited to ONE person per organization due to space constraints.

If your organization is not a current member of Nonprofit New York, visit our website for more information on joining.

Refund policy: Registrants who cancel their registration on or before 1 week will receive a full refund. Those who cancel on or before DAY PRIOR will receive a 50% refund. No refund will be made for cancellations made on or after DAY OF. All cancellations must be submitted in writing.

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Building a Better Board: Recruiting Effective Board Members