Get the Board You Need Now! Recruitment & Orientation

Cliff Jones, Senior Consultant
Nonprofit Association of Oregon

Continental Breakfast & Networking at 8:30
Presentation at 9:00

Creating the Board you need is a carefully planned, intentional process. To get there, you need to define who you are and what you need, and then build strong relationships over time and create clear expectations at the time of recruitment. This interactive session will focus on how to define the kind of Board that you want, including a comprehensive profile of skills, connections, and backgrounds. It will also help your group define a strategy for identifying and recruiting prospective Board members. Finally, it will tie the recruiting process into a broader context of Board development, evaluation, and recognition. The session will have supporting materials, lively discussion, and great ideas you can put to work immediately.

About the Presenter

Cliff Jones builds nonprofit capacity through training and consulting. His consulting focus areas include strategic planning, Board development, cross-cultural effectiveness, workplace mediation and conflict resolution, effective supervision, team building and staff development, and civic engagement. Cliff is a co-founder of Tools for Diversity, a comprehensive curriculum led by a multi-cultural training team that presents solutions to problems caused by privilege, prejudice, discrimination, and oppression.

About the Network

Each session of the South Willamette Valley Nonprofit Network is designed to strengthen your management skills while providing field-tested concepts and tools to take back to your organization for implementation. In addition to skills development, each session allows for networking and peer coaching in a collaborative learning environment.