the step most boards skip before recruiting
Assembled or Built?
Beyond the Basic Board Recruitment Grid
Most boards recruit reactively. A seat opens up, someone knows someone, and the vacancy gets filled with a perfectly competent person who was never chosen for a strategic reason. Assembled or Built?™ A Working Guide for Planning an Intentional Nonprofit Board replaces the standard matrix with an updated board recruitment grid and mapping guide that will move your governance committee toward a more intentional process.
Map what exactly your mission needs right now using this updated recruitment grid
Evaluate every candidate against clear, defensible criteria
Stop reacting to vacancies and start recruiting with intention
Download the free guide and know exactly who your board is missing, before your next seat opens up.
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I'm Jeff Smith.
I’ve spent close to twenty years working with nonprofit boards, as a program officer funding them, as an interim executive director reporting to one, and now as a BoardSource Certified Governance Consultant helping them get stronger. As a program officer, I could usually tell which boards had been built on purpose and which had been assembled from whoever was available and willing. This tool gives your governance committee a clear picture of the qualities and skills your board has, the ones it's missing, and what to look for when a seat opens.
ebersmith coaching & consulting is based in Scranton, PA. I work with nonprofits and foundations nationally.
I'm Jeff Smith.
I’ve spent close to twenty years working with nonprofit boards, as a program officer funding them, as an interim executive director reporting to one, and now as a BoardSource Certified Governance Consultant helping them get stronger. As a program officer, I could usually tell which boards had been built on purpose and which had been assembled from whoever was available and willing. This tool gives your governance committee a clear picture of the qualities and skills your board has, the ones it's missing, and what to look for when a seat opens.
ebersmith coaching & consulting is based in Scranton, PA. I work with nonprofits and foundations nationally.