California CASA Association Recruiting

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California CASA AssociationRecruiting
Motivating CASA Board Members

• Kevin Gardner
• Slides produced by Rebecca Grossman of National
  CASA

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Objectives

• Identify undiscovered routes which will lead you
  to new board members.
• Use techniques, tools and processes for effective
  recruitment in order to create a functioning
  diverse board.
• Recognize innovative methods for motivating and
  managing board members.

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MY Connection
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Question Where are you currently finding new
board members?
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A good board member can be hard to findwhere do
you look?

• Current Board
• Donors
• Corporate leaders
• Targeted community organizations
• Organizations with related expertise

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A good board member can be hard to findwhere do
you look?

• Foundations
• Former foster youth
• Former volunteers
• Family/Friends of volunteers
• Other Boards
• Internet
• Facebook
• Linked In

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Things to keep in mind while you are reaching out.

• Look at organizations with similar missions
• Spread the word
• Be creative
• Resources
• VolunteerMatch
• Boardsource
• BoardNetUSA
• Who has used these web resources for finding
  current board members? Any others?

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Before you start your search
Ask yourself what expertise, skills, contacts do
you need? Know what you are looking for.
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Question What sort of tools are you using for
recruitment?
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Tools for effective recruitment.
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Information Packet and Application
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Who has a recruiting process?
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Tips/Tools/Techniques to ensure board members are
prepared for recruitment.
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Example recruiting process.
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Onboarding After Election
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Question What does diversity mean to you when
we talk about a diverse board?
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Creating a Diverse Board

• Know what diversity means to you
• Know your goal
• Beware of tokenism
• Training is part of any diversity plan
• Remember that building a diverse board takes
  time.

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Motivating and Managing Board Members
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Make Board Meetings something to look forward to
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Resources

• Boardsource.org
• Recruiting a Stronger Board Toolkit
• Compasspoint.org
• Best of the Board Cafe Hands-On Solutions for
  Nonprofit Boards by Jan Masaoka
• Blueavocado.org
• Peter F. Drucker (druckerinstitute.org)
• Independentsector.org
• Boardbuilders.com
• National CASA Guides
• Guide to Program Development
• Achieving Our Mission

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Questions?
Thank you for joining us.