Board Member On-boarding is an ESC workshop that will assist boards in planning content, participation, and organization as they strive to being on new board members in an effective and productive manner.
The workshop will be presented by ESC consultant James Kinney.
- Date: Wednesday June 15th, 2022 from 9:00 am to 10:30 am
- Location: Via Zoom
- Fee: $50
- Register in advance – no “day of” registration
- Questions: email Paige Pait at paige@esctriangle.org or call 919-294- 9803
Board Member On-boarding
Executive Services Corps (ESC)has worked with many Triangle nonprofits to improve their efforts to assess their memberships, develop a recruitment plan, and refresh their boards in terms of skills, experience and diversity. However, too often new board members find themselves confused or not understanding their roles and responsibilities. All boards have a unique set of governance structures and expectations, and the history of their organizations and critical issues of the recent past represent a crucial understanding for new members effectiveness.
One approach many boards have taken is to conduct a formal orientation for new members, often called “onboarding”. But they often need help in planning content, participation, and organization, a task that ESC is ready to provide.
In this workshop, we will explore approaches to board onboarding, and the role ESC Advisers can play in organizing and facilitating this important need for all nonprofit boards.
James (Jim) Kinney is a retired executive and management consultant with over 40 years of experience leading organizations through change and renewal. His areas of expertise include leadership development, strategic planning, organizational assessment, information technology management and executive coaching.
He spent his early professional career as a nuclear submarine officer and retired after 23 years of service as a captain in the U.S. Naval Reserve. During that time, he had command of six reserve unites. His civilian career was in the field of information management, and he completed 20 years at Kraft Foods as senior vice president and chief information officer.
Jim earned a B.S. in engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and an MBA in marketing from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.
Jim has served on boards of for-profit and nonprofit organizations and continues to volunteer in the community. He joined ESC in May 2011.