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Strategic Board Recruitment: The Not-For-Profit Model

Author(s): Robert Kile
J. Michael Loscavio
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  • ISBN-13: 9780834207974
  • ISBN-10:0834207974
  • Spiral/paperback    141 pages      © 1996
Price: International Sales $138.95 US List
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Overview

Board recruitment is one of the most important and least understood functions of nonprofit boards. The search for new members often involves well-intentioned volunteers with little or no recruiting experience contacting well-intentioned candidates with little or no board experience. Such an approach to board recruitment is too limited in today's competitive nonprofit environment where leadership, fund raising, diversity, and vision are needed more than ever. The eight-step Strategic Board Recruitment model is based on the systems and techniques used by executive search professionals. It has been tailored to guide nonprofits in their ongoing efforts to strengthen their boards. This model provides a framework for executing and institutionalizing a results-oriented recruitment process.

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Contents:

Assembling the Board Development Team
Assess and State the Board's Needs
Develop Position Profiles
Script the Story
Research Candidate Sources
Develop Third-Party Referral Networks
Contact and Meet Candidates
Evaluate and Select Candidates


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Robert Kile

Robert Kile is Managing Partner of Rusher, Loscavio & LoPresto’s public sector executive search practice.  Based in San Francisco, Bob’s national practice serves nonprofits in the arts, education, foundation, health and human services sectors. He has completed over 200 chief executive officer, chief financial officer, development officer and board director searches.

In addition to his search practice, Bob manages a consulting practice that focuses on board of director recruitment strategies for private and public sector organizations. Bob is a conference keynote speaker and guest lecturer at Stanford University and Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Prior to joining Rusher, Loscavio & LoPresto in 1993, Bob's 30+ year recruiting career includes executive positions as President of his own San Francisco based search firm, Director - Executive Search for Matson Navigation, Verbatim and Nutech Engineering, and Director of College Recruiting for General Motors Corporation.

Bob received his B.B.A. from Western Michigan University and completed a two-year post-graduate program at General Motors Institute. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of San Francisco Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center plus as advisory board counsel to American Red Cross, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Goodwill International, National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the YMCA of the USA.

J. Michael Loscavio

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