Attract and Retain Your Best CIL Board Members (1.5 Hours)

Training Source: 
ILRU
Presenter(s): 
Paula McElwee
Beginning Date: 
04/22/2015
Type of Training: 
On-demand

About the Training

A strong CIL board should be full of individuals with a wide range of skills and expertise, a broad diversity of background, race, gender, disability type, and so on. You know first-hand how difficult it is to put together a dream team like that. IL-NET is offering this training opportunity to give you the tips and resources you need to identify, recruit, orient, and retain the right board members for your CIL.

Target Audience

CIL executive directors, managers, board members, and others responsible for recruiting, orienting, and retaining CIL board members.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this training, participants will have knowledge and resources that will enable them to:

  • Describe how to determine the leadership gaps in your current board and focus your recruitment on filling those gaps.
  • Clarify board and staff roles and responsibilities in recruitment and orientation of new board members.
  • Identify effective strategies that support an organization’s board recruitment and retention efforts.
  • Describe components of an effective board member orientation plan.

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Transcript and Resources

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