Checklist Evaluation of Potential Board Member Nominees

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This due diligence checklist should assist Boards of Directors, Nominating Committees, and other bodies in screening potential Board member nominees. This checklist is merely a tool to be used as one part of a broader process. It is not intended to replace or to reduce the scope of the overall evaluation process.

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Innovators/creative problem solvers. No matter how successful your product/service is, you will need to cannibalize it at some point or your competition will do it for you. Challengers. Strategic thinkers. Diversity. Sales experience. Marketing experience. Industry experience. Capital-raising experience.

Board members should know short-term expectations, like when the next meeting will be or how long their term limit will be. But they should also know other details, like whether or not they're expected to give at a certain level over a year or more or how many events they'll have to attend.

Integrity, competence, insight, dedication and effectiveness are vital. Key qualities of a good board member can be summarized as: Passion deep interest in the mission of your organization.

Dedicated and Committed. Being a board member requires a high level of dedication and commitment to responsibilities that extends beyond attending board meetings regularly. Able to lead and influence others. Straightforward and impartial. Knowledgeable and an insatiable learner. Values discretion and confidentiality.

Some of the best nonprofit board directors naturally embody strong character traits such as honesty, integrity and unyielding ethics.Great nonprofit board members are set apart by their innovative ideas, compassion for others, and infectious passion for the organization's mission and vision.

The Board of Directors shall be composed of individuals who have demonstrated significant achievements in business, education, the professions and/or public service. They must have the requisite intelligence, education and experience to make a significant contribution to the deliberations of the Board of Directors.

Board Roles and Responsibilities. Board members are the fiduciaries who steer the organization towards a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance and financial management policies, as well as by making sure the nonprofit has adequate resources to advance its mission.

Read, at a minimum: the Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws, the Form 1023 (application for exemption from income tax), the mission statement, literature about the organization, the last two years of Form 990 tax returns, financial statements for the last two years, and the website.

Why are you interested in our organization? What do you know about us? What experience do you have that is related to our mission? What fundraising experience do you have? What connections or contacts can you contribute?

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Checklist Evaluation of Potential Board Member Nominees