Board Recruitment, Development & Decisions-Making
Success Story Partners to Employment, Stratford
“We host a 2 day Annual Visioning Retreat for the Board members at “a very nice” location (which we get at not for profit rates). We choose a topic that we want to focus on for the next year and the Board sets goals around the topic (the staff then develop and implement strategies to achieve the goals, which are reported back to the Board). The Board members have a chance to get to know one another better (developing trusting relationships). We have very long term committed Board members with the ability to dream. Our agency was started 12 years ago with a 16,000 budget and now has a $750,000 budget.”
Success Story Goodwill Industries, London
“Over its sixty plus years (over 100 as a Goodwill movement and an early social enterprise), this Goodwill has continued to recruit Board members from a broad cross section of the community balancing business expertise with community perspective… seeking individuals who can assist moving the organization forward whether to move to accomplish strategic directions or to assist when a particular challenge is before us. The organization has a strong foundation and identity in the used goods collection and recycling business which in turn generates direct employment and training opportunities as well revenue for community services to meet expressed needs or to launch/test new Mission focused ventures.”
Success Story Business Education Council of Niagara
“The higher the profile and community leverage the Board has, the more the credibility of the organization is enhanced. The Business Education Council of Niagara recruits the highest level executives possible from business and education. The Board consists of the two Directors of Education, Vice Presidents from the College and University, and ten senior business executives and entrepreneurs. We also look for Board Members who are also Board members of other major institutions and community organizations in the community. This enables more productive partnerships since they carry the BEC message to other organizations and theirs to us. Having this level of representation makes it much easier to recruit new members.”
