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..strategically connecting nonprofit boards and potential board members

THE BOARD MARKETPLACE PROGRAM
A Community Action Plan to Help Nonprofit Boards Find People and 
People Find Boards

This  manual which has been especially developed for staff and boards of local Board Connector programs, usually located in community foundations, leadership programs, management support organizations and volunteer centers. This is a gift for your community, made possible by a grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.  To download the manual, click below the link for each chapter.  If you would like a hard copy for $35.00, please send an e-mail to aharris@vcg.org.

INTRODUCTION Contains table of contents, preface, acknowledgements and mission statement. "Help!
 How 
can we go 
about bringing some structure to 
the process 
in our community 
through which nonprofit 
boards and individuals 
come together?

-
Head of a 
Local Civic Organization
CHAPTER I: THE BOARD MARKETPLACE PROGRAM (BMP)
Gives a brief overview of this program.
CHAPTER II:

THE BMP AND YOUR COMMUNITY
Presents a composite Community Feasibility Study--based on five actual studies--to assess the need in your community for a program connecting nonprofit boards and potential board members.  A sample Request for  Proposal for this Feasibility Study is included.

CHAPTER III:

BEGINNING YOUR OWN BMP
Offers practical start-up information and ideas for managing a program.

CHAPTER IV:

BMP EVALUATION ISSUES
Discusses community impact as well as program efficiency and effectiveness.

 

APPENDICES
Appendix One:  Fax/Mail Back Form
Appendix Two: Survey Findings
Appendix Three:  Sample Fundraising Proposal
Appendix Four: Board Candidate Introductory & Organization Profiles
Appendix Five: Feedback/Evaluation