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Build a board skills matrix and recruit new board members

A board composition analysis that shows skill, network, and lived-experience gaps, plus a recruitment and orientation plan.

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The prompt

Help me assess our nonprofit board and plan recruitment. Current board: [for each member: role, term end date, skills, sector, networks, giving or fundraising involvement, lived experience relevant to our mission] Bylaws limits: [board size, term limits, officer roles] Strategic priorities for the next 3 years: [e.g. capital campaign, expansion, merger, financial turnaround] Expectations of board members: [give/get policy, committees, meeting attendance] Who we serve: [community] Steps: 1. Define the competencies we need for our strategy (e.g. finance and audit, legal, fundraising, the community we serve, HR, technology, real estate). 2. Build a skills matrix: members as rows, competencies and term end dates as columns. 3. Identify gaps and upcoming departures, ranked by importance to our strategy. 4. Check representation: does the board reflect the community we serve, and do people with lived experience have real influence, not token seats? 5. Draft a recruitment profile for the top 2-3 gaps and where to find candidates. 6. Write an honest board expectations summary for candidates (time, giving, fiduciary duties of care, loyalty, and obedience). 7. Outline a vetting process (conflict-of-interest disclosure, references) and an orientation plan. Return: the matrix, a gap summary, recruitment profiles, and the expectations one-pager. Base the analysis only on the information I provide, and check our bylaws and state law for election procedures.

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  • board size, term limits, officer roles
  • give/get policy, committees, meeting attendance
  • community

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