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BOARD MEMBER DIVERSITY
Discussion
When considering board recruitment decisions, boards are also encouraged to establish diversity goals. Certainly, gender and race may be considered. But just as importantly, NPCs
benefit enormously when the boards are made up of individuals with different
skills, knowledge, backgrounds and experiences. Diversity brings a variety of
insights to problem solving and ethics as well as being a means to acquire
financial, legal and technical aptitude. A board may create a grid citing its
diversity objectives and indicating how existing members meet the
objectives. Future recruitment might then focus on filling in the blanks.
|
Board Member |
Gender |
Attorney |
Accountant |
Fund Raiser |
VA Employee |
Researcher |
| John |
M |
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|
X |
X |
| Karen |
F |
X |
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| David |
M |
|
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|
X |
X |
| Harry |
M |
|
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|
X |
X |
| Felix |
M |
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|
X |
X |
| Mike |
M |
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X |
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Using the above grid as an example, the board may want to make an effort to recruit more woman as well as accounting and fund raising expertise. It also needs to identify a second community member who is not a VA-salaried employee.
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