Board Orientation
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This falls under the purview of the Board Recruitment/Development committee, created in October 2009.
Getting started, based on some thoughts from a brainstorm about materials and procedures that might help welcome and acclimatize new board members.
Connecting with people
- A tour with current board or staff
- Meeting with board or staff members
- Visit council meeting
- Visit staff meeting?
Organizational information
- Mission
- Programs
- Structure, including maybe some narrative on structure evolution.
- History and landmark decisions
- Organizational stats. Budget; current funding mix; volunteer numbers (active, retention, rate of change); staff numbers (which kinds, compensation); recycling, reuse, and grants numbers. Some of this of course already exists, and will need maintenance. This info will be useful to more than just board potentials. Council & tour guides, at
least, also could use it.
- Info on the commitment entailed (exists at New_Director_Agreement). Includes board meetings, maintaining council membership, volunteering for FG in some capacity, as well as financial support. Board committee membership expected.
- Profiles of current board members
- Current goals and priorities of the board