With nearly two million nonprofit Board seats open, good Board members are hard to find. Yet, according to Taproot Foundation, many professionals want to be on Boards.
How do nonprofits attract the right professionals to their Boards, the ones who want to do the job and who have the particular skills needed by the organization? The simple answer is - just ask. The longer answer is that you need a conduit to professionals who are genuinely interested. LinkedIn Board Connect now provides that conduit for nonprofits, at no cost.
Ensure your success with 7 tips from a panel of Board governance and LinkedIn experts including, Michael Davidson, Marc Halpert and Geri Stengel; moderated by Ron Ries.
On LinkedIn, nonprofits must take seven steps to reach and recruit Board members:
- Determine the skills and expertise you need on your Board.
- Look your best.
- Build your network before you need it.
- Experiment with search.
- Be introduced or go direct.
- Build relationships.
- Orient nonprofit Board members to ensure their success.
With nearly two million nonprofit Board seats open, good Board members are hard to find. Yet, according to Taproot Foundation, many professionals want to be on Boards.
How do nonprofits attract the right professionals to their Boards, the ones who want to do the job and who have the particular skills needed by the organization? The simple answer is - just ask. The longer answer is that you need a conduit to professionals who are genuinely interested. LinkedIn Board Connect now provides that conduit for nonprofits, at no cost.
Ensure your success with 7 tips from a panel of Board governance and LinkedIn experts including, Michael Davidson, Marc Halpert and Geri Stengel; moderated by Ron Ries.
On LinkedIn, nonprofits must take seven steps to reach and recruit Board members:
- Determine the skills and expertise you need on your Board.
- Look your best.
- Build your network before you need it.
- Experiment with search.
- Be introduced or go direct.
- Build relationships.
- Orient nonprofit Board members to ensure their success.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 8:30-10:30am