Building a board is about finding leaders who have skill sets and perspectives that align with your organization’s mission, goals, and needs. It takes a strategy and plan to effectively identify and recruit board members that are the right fit. Here you will find lots of guidance and resources to well support your board recruitment and engagement process.
Start with the Guide to Nonprofit Board Service in Oregon to help them understand what they’re expected to do in their vital governance role supporting the nonprofit mission. You can order free copies of the booklets or download a pdf copy.
Board Source
Recruiting Your Board
Board Recruitment Process
Board Member Job Description Template
Board Member Agreements (downloads word doc)
NEO Law Group
Duties of the President and/or Chair of the Board
Duties of the Secretary
Duties of the Treasurer
Candid
How can I find board members for my nonprofit?
Post Volunteer Opportunities for FREE!
macslist.org offers free volunteer posting for Oregon nonprofits to include Board of Director openings.
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NAO BOARD RESOURCES
Board Management: Roles & Responsibilities, Recruitment, Onboarding, Operations
Free Board Training for NAO Members
Board Bright is a virtual board training series designed for emerging and seasoned board members. Sessions focus on governance roles & responsibilities; financial oversight; fundraising; and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Recordings of this series are offered for free to NAO members, $150 for nonmembers. These can be watched individually or together as a board at board meetings, stopping for times of discussion and reflection. NAO members can find the coupon code in their Dashboard.
NAO Workbooks
NAO offers these low-cost workbooks ($20 for members) to develop, enhance, and refine board management. The workbooks are designed to be done together as a board.