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Board Building Cycle: Nine Steps to Finding, Recruiting, and Engaging Nonprofit Board Members

This article explains how to build a board through strategic recruitment, self-evaluation, and careful assignment of member roles.

Key Terms: board development, board management, board recruitment, governance

http://www.empowerment.state.ia.us/files/resource_links/building_cycle.pdf

Author: Hughes, Sandra R.; Lakey, Berit M. & Bobowick, Marla J.
Published: 2000

Preferred Practices

Have A Strong Board Nominating Committee

Pitfalls

Electing a Board Member Because of Their Needed Skill Alone

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Common Pitfalls

Electing a Board Member Because of Their Needed Skill Alone

Elect board members because of both their needed skills and their interest in the organization, making sure that each board member is committed to the mission of the organization.

Source:
Adapted From: Practical Problems and Solutions: Governance Do's and Don'ts: An Overview - Institute on Governance

Governance

Nonprofit

Board Management

Nonprofit Good Practice Guide

Johnson Center at Grand Valley State University

Board Building Cycle: Nine Steps to Finding, Recruiting, and Engaging Nonprofit Board Members

Preferred Practices

Pitfalls

Preferred Practice

Have A Strong Board Nominating Committee

Common Pitfalls

Electing a Board Member Because of Their Needed Skill Alone

Related

Governance

Nonprofit

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