Leveraging the 4 Phases of Board Recruitment
CULTIVATION • RECRUITMENT • ORIENTATION • ENGAGEMENT
Here are additional resources, as referenced in the Facilitator Guide: Click here to download.
PHASE #1 - CULTIVATION:
Book: Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry, by Ruth Haley Barton Click here to order from Amazon.
Book: Pursuing God’s Will Together: A Discernment Practice for Leadership Groups, by Ruth Haley Barton Click here to order from Amazon.
PHASE #2 - RECRUITMENT:
Download: Board Nominee Orientation Notebook (sample Table of Contents) Click here to download.
Download: Board Member Annual Affirmation Statement (sample template—identifying the “3 Hats of a Board Member”) Click here to download.
Download: “The Board Bucket” chapter in the book, Mastering the Management Buckets: 20 Critical Competencies for Leading Your Business or Nonprofit, by John Pearson Click here to download.
PHASE #3 - ORIENTATION:
Book: Board Member Orientation: The Concise and Complete Guide to Nonprofit Board Service, by Michael E. Batts Click here to order from Amazon.
Book: The Imperfect Board Member: Discovering the Seven Disciplines of Governance Excellence, by Jim Brown Click here to order from Amazon.
Website: BoardSource®: Building Effective Nonprofit Boards Click here to view.
PHASE #4 - ENGAGEMENT:
Download: Engagement: Inspiring Board Members to Focus on the Future vs. Micro-managing the Present (handout from the ECFA Governance Forum) Click here to download.
Book: Owning Up: The 14 Questions Every Board Member Needs to Ask, by Ram Charan Click here to order from Amazon.
Book: The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization, by Peter Drucker (with Jim Collins, Philip Kotler, James Kouzes, Judith Rodin, V. Kasturi Rangan, and Frances Hesselbein) Click here to order from Amazon.
Book: StrengthsFinder 2.0, by Tom Rath Click here to order from Amazon.
Book: Living Your Strengths: Discover Your God-given Talents and Inspire Your Community, by Albert L. Winseman, D. Min., Donald O. Clifton, Ph.D., and Curt Liesveld, M.Div., M.A. Click here to order from Amazon.
Book: What You Do Best in the Body of Christ: Discover Your Spiritual Gifts, Personal Style and God-Given Passion, by Bruce Bugbee Click here to order from Amazon.
Social Styles Website: "The Creator of Social Style®" - The TRACOM Group Note: All four social styles (Driver, Analytical, Amiable and Expressive) are represented on most boards. This website provides helpful resources on social styles - and how to help you and your board colleagues understand these very diverse styles! Click here to view.
Book: How to Deal with Annoying People: What to Do When You Can’t Avoid Them, by Bob Phillips and Kimberly Alyn Note: This is the most recent book on social styles, written from an evangelical Christian perspective by best-selling author Bob Phillips, director-at-large at Hume Lake Christian Camps, an ECFA accredited organization. (The book is also humorous—per the title!) Click here to order from Amazon.