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Many
communities are initiating a Board Connector Program--where nonprofit
boards can find needed new leaders and individuals interested
in being trustees can find boards to serve.
Until
recently, most communities counted on a closely knit, civic-minded
group to fill vacant board positions through word-of-mouth and friends
of friends. A number of factors strain this informal board connecting
system. Economic growth attracts newcomers (both individuals and
companies) who are unfamiliar with a community's nonprofits. It's
uncommon and even "socially unacceptable" for these talented
newcomers to assert themselves in seeking a position on a nonprofit
board. At the same time, the emergence of new community needs
has spurred a proliferation of new nonprofits in need of board
members. This
situation breeds frustration because the same individuals are
repeatedly tapped while newcomers find it difficult to break in. A
Board Connector Program's mission is to connect more trustee
candidates with a diversity of knowledge and resources to the right
service opportunities on nonprofit boards. Board Connector
Programs empower individuals with an open process to learn about board
leadership needs in their communities. They empower boards
through an open process of learning about the diversity of local
leadership willing to serve. Board
Connector Programs tend to be initiated/sponsored by the following
kinds of local entities:
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