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Board Assessment

Help Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad gain an understanding of how their board is performing and how it could improve in areas like governance practices, stewardship, revenue generation, and executive management.
Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad
Princeton, NJ, USA
Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad
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Princeton, NJ, USA

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Posted March 23rd

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What we need
  • 1-2 page summary of takeaways and trends from interviewing key individuals (no more than 8 interviews total)
  • Identification of the board’s strengths and recommendations for areas of improvement for board members collectively and individually
Additional details

We need a someone with significant non-profit board experience to guide the transformation of our governance model from volunteer member-led to external board of directors. Small ($1.5 million) but strong emergency medical and rescue provider deeply respected and much appreciated by the community it has served since 1939.

What we have in place
  • We currently have members, supporters and former members willing to help, which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have leadership that is committed to making changes, and the ability to provide any other information you need.
How this will help
This project will save us $8,773 , allowing us to conserve funds, but more importantly move forward with fresh ideas from outside help on a critical initiative.

The success of our organization depends on creating a sustainable administrative structure. Without your help, we cannot gain consensus on how to prepare for the future. Your skills will empower us to ensure we stay as an independent agency for another 75 years.

Project plan

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Prep: Provide Current Materials
  • Volunteer Manager provides Professional with past reviews or board performance evaluations, if any
  • Volunteer Manager communicates an overview of board’s governance practices, stewardship, membership, revenue generation, and executive management
  • Volunteer Manager outlines 1-2 specific areas of focus for the evaluation
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Milestone 1: Research
  • Professional connects with Volunteer Manager for a brainstorming/overview session to better understand current situation and desired outcomes
  • Professional and Volunteer Manager mutually agree on key individuals to interview or survey (no more than 8 total, including Executive Director, Board Chair, select board members, and key staff)
  • Professional drafts survey and/or interview questions for the list created above
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Milestone 2: Interviews and Evaluation
  • Professional conducts surveys and/or interviews with mutually agreed upon list from above
  • Professional reviews any relevant materials regarding the board’s performance (e.g. bylaws, previous board reviews or assessments, previous or current strategic plans)
  • Professional synthesizes findings from surveys and/or interviews into a 1-2 page outline
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Milestone 3: Delivery of Board Assessment
  • Professional drafts a 1-3 page document outlining the overview and suggested areas of improvement based on their findings
  • Volunteer Manager reviews document
  • Professional delivers a finalized document and/or presentation to the Volunteer Manager, outlining their key findings and recommendations, including suggested areas of improvement
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Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad
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Jackie S.

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Our mission

Our mission is to save lives, relieve the suffering of the sick and injured, and promote safety.

What we do

We provide emergency medical and technical rescue services to all Princeton residents, students, and visitors.

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