Business Volunteers Unlimited - Request for Board Members

Request for Board Members

The purpose of this application is for BVU to understand more about your organization and your specific requests for board/committee members. The more we know about your needs, the more we can help refer you the right candidates. Please review BVU's Policy Statement and Membership Plan before continuing.

BVU requests that the chief executive, board chair, or chair of Nominating/Governance Committee complete the following application. Please scroll through the application to ensure that you have the information required to complete the form.

About the Organization

Organization Name Street Address City, State, Zip: Phone (ex: 555.555.5555) Fax: Web Address: Chief Executive Name: Title: Email Name of person completing this form: Title of person completing this form: Volunteer Coordinator Name: Number of paid full-time staff (or FTE):

About the Board Chair

Board Chair Name: Title: Name of Employer/Company: Street Address City, State, Zip: Phone (ex: 555.555.5555) Fax: Email: Chair Since (month/year):

About the Nominating Chair

Nominating Chair Name: Title: Name of Employer/Company: Street Address City, State, Zip: Phone (ex: 555.555.5555) Fax: Email: Chair Since (month/year):

Board Meetings

Day of week/month:

Place

Number/year:

Time:

Please describe your nominating process and cycle: Number of board members:

Please estimate the average number of hours each board member contributes each month:

Under 4 hours 5-8 hours 9-12 hours

Please indicate whether your board has established the following (check all that apply).

New board member orientation Directors and officers liability insurance Leadership succession plan Board member job description

Please indicate which of the following committees are actively functioning on your board (check all that apply and how often they meet):

	How often does it meet?		How often does it meet?
Executive		Nominating/Board Development
Development		Program
Finance		Communications
Audit		Other

Please tell us how new board members can be helpful (check all that apply):

Board Expansion Staff leadership transition Board inactivity Board crisis Board leadership transition Planned board rotation

Please indicate how many new board members you are seeking: Please indicate the skills and areas of expertise that you would like to see added to your board:

Is there a personal financial contribution required of board members?

Yes No

Is there a minimum financial contribution required?

Yes No

If yes, amount?

Is fundraising required?

Yes No

Type:

Does your organization have a(n)

Associate Board Friends Group

If yes, what is its name? What is the function of your Associate Board or Friends Group? How many people are on your Associate Board or Friends Group? What qualifications, skills, expertise, and/or profile do you seek? Please describe your organization's mission and services: Please list at least 3 critical issues (internal or external) facing your organization:

Does your nonprofit have a strategic plan to address these issues?

Yes No

Please describe your organization's efforts to implement strategic plan (when was plan last updated?):

Please indicate which BVU services your organization is seeking? (check all that may apply):

Referral of board members Referral of volunteer consultants for management or governance issues Referral of direct service volunteers Training/development for board Training/development for senior staff

Please elaborate on your request for services from BVU: Please indicate any services your organization has received from BVU in the past (including consulting, training, education or volunteer referral).

Please describe your agency in terms of its current stage of development (check one):

Start up Growth Established Undergoing important transition Crisis

Please indicate the size of your organization's annual operating budget:

Please indicate if your organization is an United Way agency:

Yes No

Using Percentages, estimate your various revenue sources:

Earned Income Government (City, County, State, Federal) Foundations Fundraising/Contributions United Way Services Other

Regions served by your organization:

Cuyahoga County Lorain County Summit/Portage/Stark/Tuscarawas Counties Geauga County Lake/Ashtabula Counties Medina County

Please mail, fax (216-736-7710) or email (kvana@businessvolunteers.org) BVU the following:

Board of Directors list (with affiliation)
IRS 501(C)(3) (re: nonprofit tax exempt status)
Annual report/brochure

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