RCE Greater Portland-2016

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1. Project Title: 
Non-Profit Board Member Selection and Orientation
2. Thematic area/s addressed by the project
Select your options: 
Other (please clarify) : 
Governance
3. Project partner contact information : 
Organization: 
RCE Greater Portland
Role: 
Coordinating Organization
Main Contact: 
Kim Smith
Name: 
Kim Smith
Affiliation: 
RCE Greater Portland
Alternative project contact: 
Name: 
Lin Harmon-Walker
Affiliation: 
Board Member
4. Project type
5. Project description
Provide a short description of the project including strategies, regional challenges, aims and specific project activities.: 

We established a formal board selection process, with an on-line application process.  All three applicants were accepted, with a total of 12 Board Members this year. The existing Board members completed the form as well, which allowed us to assess skillsets and complete a matrix to identify expertise, gaps, and demographic diversity.

A formal orientation process was developed, along with an orientation packet, which included contact information, goals and objectives, action plan, committee structure, meeting guidelines and modified consensus decision-making process, policies (political advocacy, privacy, conflict of interest, and finances), annual achievements, by-laws, and board member commitment.

7. Provide references and reference materials : 
6. Project status
On Going
Description: 
We will continue to use this selection and orientation process in the future, with the new cycle beginning again in late spring, to align with our budgetary and governance cycle from July 1- June 30.
8. Tagging
Region: 
Americas
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