Location: Hildene
Introductions
Board Recruitment
Welthy Soni-Myers — Interim Director for the Virginia Microenterprise Network and the incoming chair of the Bennington County United Way Recruiting.
Recruiting
Who the board of directors is make a difference.
Need to nurture and cultivate the board.
When recruiting, determine board type – (a) working/hands-on; (b) policy-making/set direction/strategic plan; or (c) fundraising.
Board president is most important member; has to understand mission and goals.
Lee Krohn – Professional photographer; founding member of the Manchester Community Land Trust; serves on the Manchester Fire Department Board Selection.
Board Selection
Be clear about selective roles.
Find a good executive director (be clear re: boundaries and role).
Don’t have board micro-manage.
Three W’s in finding board members – Work, Wealth, and Wisdom.
Make board meetings interesting; keep the board motivated.
Dick Malley — Executive Director for the Stratton Foundation and President of the Board of Directors for the Bennington Area Habitat for Humanity.
Experience/Skill Set
Find people with board experience; bring in a new perspective.
What kind of skill set is the nonprofit looking for.
Look for people to help the organization grow and get to the next stage.
Where to find prospective board members – (a) inside the organization; (b) donors; or (c) advisory committee.
Orientation: Be clear about the mission and challenges. Let them know what they are getting into.
Hold board retreats: Get to know other members; read the bylaws; and go over strategic plan/goals. Have each board member state their goal for the year.
Advisory Boards
Need communication from the organization; what are the needs.
Can assign a particular task.
Should meet a couple of times a year and recognized at annual meeting.
New Perspective
Reach out to younger people and get them involved in leadership roles.
Lee stated that high school youth are involved on the town boards.
Nominating Committee
Very important committee for the organization’s future/board development.
Board Meetings
Should be purposeful.
Send out agenda in advance.
Announcements
Manchester and the Mountains Regional Chamber of Commerce –Art of Action Initiative is underway. Note: September 12 – Depot Festival.
Dave Katz — Eastern Star – Members will participate as a food vendor at the Depot Street celebration on September 12th. The money raised supports Camp Ta-Kum-Ta, a camp for kids in South Hero.
Jennifer Slattery – The Collaborative – Refuse to Use Kick-Off — September 13, 1:30 — 3:00 p.m. at the Burr & Burton Academy Gym.
Manchester Music Festival – Fall concert tour begins September 17. For additional information, call 362-1956.
Joe Hurley – Bart Center – September 19 — 2nd Annual NO LIMITS Benefit Bike Ride at the Dana L. Thompson Memorial Park. For additional information, call 802-447-1054.
Kerri MacLaury – Big Brothers Big Sisters (Northshire) – Volunteer to be a Big at a lunch time (30 minutes) and/or community-based (1 hour/week) program(s).
Wendy Rae Woods – United Way of Bennington County – Will be featured on GNAT- TV Kaleidoscope program. For more information, call Wendy at 367-1155.
The next NNN meeting will be held on Friday, October 2, 8:00 a.m., at Riley Rink at Hunter Park, Hunter Park Road, Manchester Center, Vermont.
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