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We connect nonprofit boards of directors with emerging and established leaders to create inspiring opportunities and build strong communities. Through engaging board governance training and an algorithm-based matching system, individuals are trained and optimally paired with nonprofits to serve as qualified board members. BoardBuild strengthens organizations with the skills of diverse leaders, and in turn, helps to further community development.

BoardBuild features online, self-paced training in Nonprofit board governance which is helpful for individual leaders who want to upskill, influence, and serve on a Nonprofit board.

BoardBuild can also be utilized by Nonprofits who wish to find a qualified individual for an open Board or Committee position, or alternatively the organization can upskill their current team!

In addition, BoardBuild is a great tool to upskill key players in a for-profit Corporation. Users can enhance their leadership skills, expand their networks, and have the opportunity to strengthen and shape their communities and contribute to the company’s social responsibility.

BoardBuild’s self-paced, online, on-demand training consists of 7 lessons and 22 topics:

You’ll learn:

• Introducing BoardBuild
• Board Member Basics
• Essential Guiding Documents
• Nonprofit Financial Essentials
• Evaluating Agency Programs and the CEO
• Board Meetings and Committees
• On Your Way to Being a Great Board Member

The course also provides essential information for organizational sustainability:

• The importance of financial support by each board member
• The complexity of CEO/staff relationships
• Strategic planning
• The value of a reserve fund

• Each module is approximately 20 to 30 minutes in length.
• There is a short quiz after each lesson, as well as a worksheet to help reinforce what participants are learning.
• Throughout each module, a nationally known comedy troupe is featured for a lively learning experience.
• At the end of the course, participants who pass a final test will earn a BoardBuild Qualified badge and will be registered in BoardBuild’s online matching system.

After course participants successfully complete the training, they are automatically enrolled in the online matching system.

• Course participants will fill out a profile that lists their skills and areas of interest.
• Nonprofit organizations will post listings for prospective board members. Listings will specify mission, board size, program areas and organizational age among other identifying characteristics.
• The program will automatically match suitable candidates with nonprofit agencies.

If you are already confident in your ability and know the materials, please feel free to skip to the certification quiz and achieve a passing score to be placed into the matching system.

An algorithm will sort through an individual’s reported interests and skills and match those with nonprofits looking for similar board candidates.  The system will generate a list of nonprofit board openings that are ranked to align from high to low with an individual’s identified skills and interests.  A search function will allow an individual to learn more about each nonprofit and the contact person at the nonprofit.

BoardBuild does not verify the background information provided by prospective board candidates.  Parties are advised to conduct their own due diligence.

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