WELCOME TO boardCONNECT!
Tuesday, August 20, 2024, 9:00am-12:00pm
Interview scheduling will begin promptly at 9:00am
Location: T. Rowe Price (4545 Painters Mill Rd, Owings Mills, MD 21117), Owings Mills Café 4
CANDIDATE GUIDE
This is your one-stop resource to guide you through Business Volunteers’ boardCONNECT experience. You will learn how to prepare for the event, navigate the event itself, and ultimately find a match in your board service journey. Please read everything carefully and scroll down.
REQUIRED STEPS BEFORE THE EVENT
- (If you have not already!) Register for the event
- Review event information
- Review participating nonprofits
- Prepare for the event experience
Questions? Email [email protected]!
REGISTER FOR THE EVENT
Please complete the form below, MAKING SURE TO SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN. This form functions as your official boardCONNECT registration. Failure to complete this step may result in you being turned away from the event.
Make sure you scroll all the way down and click SUBMIT!
REVIEW EVENT INFORMATION
boardCONNECT brings together community-minded professionals seeking to join nonprofit boards with a diverse range of nonprofit organizations seeking board members. In this round robin-styled event, professionals and nonprofits engage in brief conversations, rotating throughout the event. The goal is to find matches in which a nonprofit and a professional express mutual interest and want to continue the conversation. Each boardCONNECT event results in numerous successful matches and new board members.
Important Notes
- Nonprofits in attendance will cover a variety of missions, such as environmentalism, supporting youth, and more. Please see below for the finalized list of attending nonprofits.
- At the beginning of the event, you (the candidate) will schedule interviews with the nonprofits that resonate with you most. You may schedule a maximum of seven interviews (one with each nonprofit).
- A “mutual match” from this event occurs when both you and a nonprofit you met with say “YES” to continuing your conversation after the event.
- The only commitment required from you and any nonprofit you are “mutually matched” with is that you have an additional meeting to continue exploring the opportunity. Further conversations will determine if you are ultimately elected onto the nonprofit’s board.
- Each nonprofit has their own interview process and procedures, which can take various forms and periods of time.
- There are no guarantees you will be successfully matched with an organization or ultimately receive a formal board position.
REVIEW PARTICIPATING NONPROFITS
Click on each card to view nonprofit information. Each nonprofit tile includes a detailed organization and board profile. Nonprofits also had the option of adding promotional materials (flyers, brochures, etc.) for you to consider.
Scroll to see all organizations. There should be eight in total.
Interviews with nonprofits will be schedule IN-PERSON ON AUGUST 20, 9:00AM ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE BASIS. Upon your arrival and registration at the event, you will be asked to make a list of the nonprofits, ranked according to your interest in speaking with them. A Business Volunteers staff member will fill your schedule accordingly.
Please note that there will be SEVEN rounds of interviews, so it is impossible to speak with all the attending nonprofits.
Be mindful that scheduling will be first-come, first-serve. If you only have a few nonprofits that you are interested in pursuing, you should arrive promptly at 9:00am to guarantee your preferred spot(s) in the schedule.
A ranking handout will be made available at the event, but we recommend you rank the nonprofits in advance to make your scheduling process faster.
PREPARE FOR THE EVENT
When: Tuesday, August 20, 9:00am-12:00pm (Scheduling begins promptly at 9:00am!)
Where: T. Rowe Price (4545 Painters Mill Rd, Owings Mills, MD 21117), Owings Mills Café 4
Event Run of Show
How to Prepare for the Event
- Plan to arrive ON TIME OR EARLY.
- Be professionally dressed.
- Have a pen and paper ready to take notes. You will want to keep track of which nonprofits resonate with you most.
- Suggested– Print and bring several copies of your resume. Ideally, you can give one resume to each nonprofit you wish to speak to.
- HAVE FUN! Enjoy meeting incredible nonprofit leaders in this engaging event. Thank you for participating!
Email [email protected] if you have questions.