"Wonderful overview of how boards are structured and what our roles are as board member. I had served on a board for about 1 year before attending this session and this brought it all together. My analogy is: I felt like I was putting together a puzzle but didn't have the picture of the final product. Board Member Basics was the picture and also the instruction manual that said; here are all of the pieces that you should have. If there were something missing, I knew what it was and how to start filling the gaps."

Pam Burdette-Miller, Vice President, Amos House

"Thank you for the opportunity to express our gratitude to Volunteer Center. The Muscular Dystrophy Association is a Health Organization dedicated to The Muscular Dystrophy Association is a voluntary health agency — a dedicated partnership between scientists and concerned citizens aimed at conquering neuromuscular diseases that affect more than a million Americans.

Each year MDA supports nearly 90 summer camps across the country. MDA Camp is a magical place where year-round skills are developed and where a child with a disability can just be a kid.

Our very special local camp is staffed by volunteers. Which is why we post on the The Volunteer Center. They make it easy for volunteers to learn about our camp program! Thank you for assisting us in finding dedicated volunteers to help make camp a great place for kids affected with neuromuscular diseases."
Gloria English, Muscular Dystrophy Association

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Nonprofits: Board Member Recruitment, Workshops and Networking

The Volunteer Center builds the capacity of nonprofits by providing them with volunteer board members, workshops and networking opportunities.

Board Member Recruitment Form

Current list of Board Member Opportunities

Recruitment and Referral of Nonprofit Board Members

We recruit volunteers with a wide variety of skill sets and backgrounds to serve on local Nonprofit Boards of Directors. If you need members for your nonprofit board, complete this form and contact Janice Lasecki at The Volunteer Center 203.797.1154 or jlasecki@volunteerdanbury.org.

Workshops and Networking for Board Members

Board Member Basics
This two hour workshop is open to all community members at no charge and is a comprehensive overview about the role of nonprofit boards and the duties and responsibilities of the individual board members. This workshop is designed to increase the pool of volunteers trained and able to serve on local nonprofit boards.

Click here for a current list of Board Member Basics Workshops.

Building a Better Board Workshop
Highly interactive training program for individuals interested in improving the composition and effectiveness of their nonprofit board, whether they are staff or board members themselves.

Participants will:

Understand the 9 steps in finding, recruiting and engaging board members in order to improve board composition and effectiveness.
Develop ideas for improving the composition and effectiveness of their board.
Increase interest and skills in strengthening their own board.

Click here for a current list of Building a Better Board Workshops.

Customized Board Development Workshops
The Volunteer Center can work with any nonprofit board in order to develop effective board members and a high functioning board of directors by assisting with strategic planning or facilitating board workshop or retreats.

Board Member Round Table
The Board Member Roundtable is a networking group for members of nonprofit boards of directors. This is a wonderful opportunity for nonprofit board members to come together and discuss the development of boards. It is a forum for the exchange of ideas and best practices and a great opportunity to network, promote professionalism and enhance board leadership skills. Board Member Roundtable meetings are held bi-monthly from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at The Volunteer Center, 58 Division Street, Danbury.

Click here for a current list of Board Member Roundtable Workshops.

For more information about Board Member Recruitment, Workshops and Networking: Contact Janice Lasecki at 203.797.1154 or jlasecki@volunteerdanbury.org.

"Understanding the board building cycle helps us realize what it takes to have a healthy, productive board. Because of your session; we have refreshed our board member orientation book and reviewed/discussed it during our strategic planning session. We are currently working on improving step #5: Involve. We are finding what interest each board member has and aligning them with committees."
Pam Burdette-Miller, Vice President, Amos House

"I had a great time at the Board Member Roundtable discussion last evening. It is a wonderful way to network with other board members and discuss common challenges and common successes. I always like the ideas that people share and I have a goal to take away at least one to implement (either with my board or my business). I have attended 2 or 3 of these sessions and found that our board's ups and downs are similar to others. I have connected with other Board Members and started building relationships with them to see if we have synergies to share or build upon."
Pam Burdette-Miller, Vice President, Amos House

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