B17: Going Public: Driving Change and Upending Your Board Recruitment Process
It is often said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result. Yet that is precisely what we do with board recruitment. We use the same old processes to recruit and onboard new members and are disappointed when we cannot build our capacity through vital lived experiences and critical professional networks. This session invites you to break from the mold and join a burgeoning movement for an open application process for new board members! Leaders from Groundswell Conservancy, Ozaukee Washington Land Trust and Peninsula Open Space Trust discuss their work to bolster their already robust and dedicated boards with a wider array of skillsets and perspectives. Each organization is at a different stage of their board search process and but each has already experienced the benefits of taking their search public. Daniel Student, senior consultant with Potrero Group, will moderate this interactive conversation on lessons learned and best practices to help you enhance your board and generate dramatically new results for your organization.
Session Location: Oregon Convention Center
