Business Volunteers Maryland: Board Profile

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Board Profile Access

By completing the board profile below, you are providing us information about your board of directors we can use with interested board candidates. This information is required to participate in any of our board matching services.Taking the time to answer the questions below accurately and thoughtfully helps greatly with candidate interest.

An Executive Director, Development Director, or someone who works closely with the board is best positioned to complete this information. Questions, email boardleadership@businessvolunteersmd.org

Name of Person completing the board application

Email of person completing this board application

Organization Name

**It is critical that you enter your organization's name below exactly as you did when submitting the nonprofit profile. We ask every organization to confirm how to enter their name by searching on THIS LIST before entering below. This list will let you see how you submitted it to BVM.

Organization Name (entered after search on this list)

Board Demographics

Check off the names of any of the following companies from which you already have board members:

Current TOTAL # of Board Members:

In the fields below, provide an estimated PERCENTAGE of who comprises your board in terms of gender, race, and seniority.

% of Women on Board:

% of People of Color on Board:

	Emerging	Mid	Senior	Executive	Retired	Client Rep.
% of board in stages of career

Emerging= Early career professionals

Mid= Management

Senior= Directors and Department Heads

Executive= C-level

Retired= professional skills, no longer working

Client Rep.= Community members or clients impacted by organization

Board Logistics

Average Monthly Time Commitment:

Board Meeting Frequency:

Board Meeting Times:

Board Meeting Day of Week:

Board Meeting Location, County/Region (non COVID):

Board Meeting Location Address or Details

When are new board members elected?

How long is one term in office? (ex. 1 year)

If you have term limits, what are they? (ex. 3 terms)

	Select if your board meets the following criteria
Directors and Officers Liability Ins. (D and O)
Board Member Orientation and Onboarding Process
Developed By-Laws
Defined Officers and Committees
Process that follows Roberts Rules of Order

Are board members required to make a financial contribution?

YesNo

What is the suggested (target) annual financial contribution?

If a financial contribution is required, what is the expected minimum contribution?

Additional Notes about Financial Contributions:

Board Needs

Please select the first priority skill area you are looking for in new board members.

Please select the second priority skill area you are looking for in new board members.

Please select the third priority skill area you are looking for in new board members.

Anything else you are particularly seeking in a board candidate?

Board Culture and Activities

Choose the term that best describes your organization in terms of level of development:

Name at least 3 critical issues/opportunities facing your organization currently, either internal or external.

What activities will your board be working on in the next year?

Would you describe your board as formal or informal?

Why? What about your board leads you to describe it as formal/informal?

Please share any additional information about your board's culture that you think will help a candidate determine if they are the right fit.

Additional Leadership Opportunities

Does your organization have any of the following additional groups, boards, or committees available to join OUTSIDE of your board of directors and board committees?

Junior BoardAdvisory CommitteeOther

Provide group/board/committee name and brief understanding of its purpose:

Your Commitment

Our program is successful due to the timeliness and responsiveness of the nonprofits that we match our business partners, volunteers, and candidates with. Below are a series of statements that we would like to ensure that you understand. Please initial each statement after you read them.

I understand that I am expected to respond to Business Volunteers referrals (unless out of office) within 48 hours of receiving them. Please add your name below.

I understand that if I fail to respond to referrals in a timely manner that it may lead to my nonprofit profile being removed from current and future consideration. Please add your name below.

Please click "submit" below before exiting the page. Thank you for completing the Business Volunteers Board Profile.

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