Get Rid of Your Nominating Committee

Linda Lysakowski, ACFREPresident, Linda Lysakowski, LLC

The Role of the Board Planning Governing Creating vision Working with staff Fundraising Board giving: Is it the three

G’s?

The Old 3 G’s Give, Get, or Get Off

Linda’s New 3 G’s Gather, Get Ready, and Grow

Why Nominating Committees Don’t Work

Too little, too late! Weak Leadership! Lack of understanding of the governance

role!

A Better Solution The Governance Committee

The Governance Committee Meets year round Chaired by the strongest board

member Assesses board performance Develops or refines board position

descriptions

The Governance Committee

Evaluates needs of the board Finds the right people to fill board vacancies Plans board orientation Responsible for ongoing board education

Assessing Your Board

Do We Have the Right Board Members

Do We Have the Right Board?

Choosing candidates that will meet our needs

Identifying candidates and evaluating commitment

Building a sense of ownership

Recruiting Board Members

Identifying Candidates and Evaluating Commitment

InterestOnce a prospective candidate has expressed interest in your organization, the first step is research.

• What do they do for a living?• Are they successful?• Do they know “people?”• Can they help build your board/organization?• Are they willing to give their time and money to your

organization?

Identifying Candidates and Evaluating Commitment

Involvement◦ What do they expect to get out of their involvement?◦ Do they have a good/bad past history with other organizations?◦ Do they want hands on, or is this just a resume booster?

Qualifications◦ Are they qualified to join the board?◦ Remember: Board members are the decision makers of the

organization…interview them as if you are paying them a salary!

Steering a Board to the Organization’s Vision

Education◦ Educating a board member on the vision, direction,

and ultimate goals of your organization is the single most important mission of your organization’s executive staff. This will keep the board on the right track.

Building a Sense of Ownership

EvangelismWhen the board takes ownership of your organization, they, in a sense, become evangelists for your cause.

Belief in and support of the mission of the organization is the most critical requirement for serving on the board

Board Position Descriptions Overall responsibilities Term of office Attendance requirements Requirement to be informed about organization Participation in meetings Committee requirements Financial commitment Conflict of interest disclosure Fiduciary responsibility

Board Recruitment Never done by individual

board members on their own Names are given to

Governance Committee for consideration

Executive Director is involved in recruitment

Helping the Board Understand Fundraising

How Does Your Board View Fundraising?

The “Tin Cup” mentality? A necessary evil? We don’t need it. Not my job! I don’t know how. I don’t want to bug my

friends!

Helping the Board Understand Their Role in Fundraising

Board Recruitment/Governance Committee Board Orientation/Governance Committee Board Education/Governance Committee The Board Appeal/Development Committee Identifying/The Development Committee Cultivating/The Development Committee Fundraising/The Development Committee Stewarding/The Development Committee

The Board and Volunteers as Givers But we give our time…..

Can the Board Raise Money Without Even Asking?

Each board member invite three people to have lunch with the CEO

Board members host an event Board Thank-a-thon Speaking engagements The elevator speech Birthday/anniversary gifts Opening doors

Questions to Ask Yourself Do we have a large enough board? Do we have the skills we need on the

board? Do we have a diverse board? How do we plan to build the board we

need to succeed? What one thing will we do tomorrow to

get started?

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