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Careers and Recruiting Newsletter
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We are excited to bring you more great content from our partnership with BoardSource. You will find tools, resources, and helpful articles from them in our learning center, Serve as a Board Member. You may also look for and post nonprofit board positions on our job board. |
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How Should a Nonprofit Board of Directors Be Structured? |
Every board has a fundamental responsibility for self management: for creating a structure, policies, and procedures that support good governance. Strong "board organization" encompasses a variety of tasks, from routine matters such as preparing a schedule of board meetings to actions with broader consequences such as developing a policy about terms of service. This article from our content partner, BoardSource, answers some of the most frequent questions board members ask about board structure and organization.
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| Sid Johnston: Leveraging Political Savvy in a Nonprofit Career |
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Sid Johnston had extensive banking experience before focusing his efforts on affordable housing and lending in the nonprofit sector. But it was his experience at the intersection of business and politics that gave him the skills to work with disparate groups on charged issues, and ultimately helped ease his transition from the private sector to the nonprofit sector.
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Discussion
What steps has your organization taken to keep its board members engaged, and to make the board more efficient and effective?
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Poll
What steps has your organization taken to keep its board members engaged?
- Ask members to serve on at least one committee
- Publicly acknowledge members’ contributions
- Prepare written job descriptions for board members and/or committees
- Keep meetings brief and well-focused
- All of the above
- Other
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Georgia Department of Human Services
Social Services Executive
Savannah, GA
The Georgia Division of Family and Children Services is currently seeking experienced leaders to fill two vacant roles: Social Services Program Director and Social Services Administrator. The Program Director manages overall planning, direction, and supervision of the Social Services section in Chatham County (Savannah). The Social Services Administrator provides administrative direction for the Family Services section in the Chatham County office.
Ideal candidates for these positions have Bachelor's or Master's degrees, and have state Division of Family and Children Services experience, or comparable experience with a government or private agency. Management and leadership experience in a social/human services environment also is required.
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Center for Watershed Protection
Board Member
Ellicott City, MD
The Center for Watershed Protection has an active board of 15 members drawn from a variety of fields, including environmental research and advocacy, business, engineering, planning, local government, and the nonprofit sector. The Center recently completed a strategic plan that envisions the Center for Watershed Protection as the national organization working for watersheds. Through its work at the local, state, and federal levels with multiple partners and with a clear vision for the future, the organization is poised to lead the nation in the development and implementation of the most effective storm water and watershed management practices. In particular, the Center is seeking new board members with expertise in architecture, planning, finance, and philanthropy, and those who are members of minority ethnic groups.
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