1.
Board
Recruitment
Center
Resources
Envision
Your
Ideal
Board
What
is
the
ideal
mix
of
professional
skills,
resources,
backgrounds
and
experience,
demographics,
community
connections,
and
other
characteristics
that
your
board
requires
to
navigate
the
organization’s
challenges
in
the
next
three
to
five
years?
Always
keep
in
mind
the
value
of
diversity
in
establishing
your
“ideal”
board
composition
and
identifying
gaps.
Diversity
on
a
board
breeds
varying
opinions,
approaches,
attitudes,
and
solutions.
Once
it
is
clear
what
kind
of
composition
your
board
will
need
over
the
next
several
years,
you
must
assess
what
characteristics
and
attributes
your
current
board
members
bring
to
the
table.
Completing
a
board
matrix
will
allow
you
to
do
this.
Download
your
own
board
matrix
The
board
matrix
helps
you
outline
the
current
mix
of
skills,
demographics,
and
expertise
on
your
board
and
then
compare
it
to
the
ideal
mix
you
identified
earlier.
Where
are
there
significant
gaps?
Once
you
have
identified
the
gaps,
you
can
develop
profiles
of
prospective
candidates
who
would
fill
these
gaps.
Download
example
postings
To
identify
professionals
to
fill
those
gaps,
recruit
professionals
for
your
open
board
opportunities
on
LinkedIn.
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of
LinkedIn
members
surveyed
want
to
join
a
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board.
They
have
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skills
and
desire
to
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nonprofit.
Learn
both
to
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through
the
network
and
post
open
opportunities
on
LinkedIn
today.
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board
opportunities
on
LinkedIn
For
more
board
recruitment
resources,
visit
the
BoardSource
Board
Recruitment
Center,
available
at
https://www.boardsource.org/board-‐recruitment-‐center