Attracting diverse talent to the board
Attracting new board members from a diverse range of backgrounds can be difficult, and can cause…
Recruitment, induction and succession
Effective recruitment, induction and succession are critical for ensuring that new board members integrate smoothly and contribute quickly.
With a structured approach to recruitment and induction, boards can avoid mismatches, enhance onboarding, and equip new members with the tools and understanding they need to succeed.
This webpage hosts top tools and resources that will help you discover where to find new board members and staff, and what to do when you've found them.
Scroll down to access essential help sheets, tools, checklists, policies, and books that will help you with your recruitment, induction and succession processes.
Top tools and resources
Effective board inductions
Before you even start recruiting for new board members, make sure you've done the following to…
Board succession Part 1: Finding new board members
There are few more important tasks facing a board than finding and recruiting new members. And it…
Employment of a CEO Policy
Boards are responsible for the employment and monitoring of CEOs. Your Board should have a policy…
Help sheets
Help sheet: It’s time to act to save our volunteers
Our Community’s study of the impact of COVID-19 on not-for-profits shows that volunteering has been…
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How to screen for successful recruitment
In the lead up to AGM season, a lot of boards and committees are frantically running around trying…
Induction Checklist
A successful induction process is essential for setting up new staff, board members, and volunteers…
Informing your Employee of Probation Outcome
Probation After your new employee has completed their probation period you should inform them of…
Interview Questions
The Interview The premise behind behavioural interviewing is the assumption that past behaviour is…
Keeping your board fresh
Even a board that functions effectively in the beginning can become stale or lose its focus. It can…
Letter of Engagement
The Offer Great news! Your selection processes have finally led you to a choice, now there are a…
Planning & Conducting an Interview
The Interview So now, hopefully, you have a truly short list - these are the candidates you will…
Tools
Board composition checklist
If your board can no longer provide leadership or fresh ideas, or if money is becoming an issue, it…
CEO Position Description template
Possibly the most crucial decision that a not-for-profit organisation board will make is the…
Flexible Working Hours Agreement Template
Flexibility means different things to different people and organisations. Flexible working hours is…
Checklists
Successful board succession
The process of finding, recruiting, selecting and installing new board members is perhaps the most…
Effective board inductions
Before you even start recruiting for new board members, make sure you've done the following to…
