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Recruitment Strategies. Challenges. Why don’t we get more people to run for elections?. Benefits. Why do YOU volunteer? What has kept you volunteering year after year?. Potential Candidates. What type of volunteer are we looking for?. Identifying Candidates.
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Challenges • Why don’t we get more people to run for elections?
Benefits • Why do YOU volunteer? • What has kept you volunteering year after year?
Potential Candidates • What type of volunteer are we looking for?
Identifying Candidates • How do we identify potential candidates?
Incentives/Rewards • How do we motivate potential candidates to run? • What incentives or rewards could be offered to our volunteers?
Recruitment Practices Filene Research Institute
Recruitment Practices • Strategies in place to ensure diversity of new board members • Nomination committee works year around identifying a wide variety of potential candidates
Recruitment Strategies Filene Research Institute
Recruitment Strategies • Networking with personal contacts, business associates or credit union members
Recruitment Strategies • Rely on existing committee (i.e. supervisory committee member) or associate/assistant non-voting board member
Recruitment Strategies • Publicize board opening in newsletter, website or through flyers and postings within credit union
Recruitment Strategies • Nominating committee is instrumental in securing good board members
Recruitment Strategies • Determine needs of the board (i.e. skills, knowledge, representation) and then candidates are sought to fill those needs
Additional Recruitment Strategies • Get organized • Document the opportunities to participate in running the credit union including the various positions and committees with job descriptions • Publicize • Publicize it for the membership
Additional Recruitment Strategies • Offer flexibility • Start by asking people to take on something small • Promote the benefits • Resume experience • Financial management and knowledge • Training • Social events