Evaluate Board Candidates
This article provides a short description of how to evaluate board candidates to winnow the field of prospects.
Questions to Ask Potential Board Members
This is a list of sample questions you might ask in interviews with potential board members.
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Questions Potential Board Members May Ask
This is a list of questions you should be prepared to answer during interviews with potential board members.
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Vetting Nonprofit Board Members
The author provides several excellent suggestions about how to vet potential board members, including the use of job descriptions, job interviews, the use of a vetting committee, and “testing” candidates by using them first as committee members. It has a list of questions that might indicate warnings to avoid a potential board candidate.