Where to post open positions for a volunteer board
Nonprofits struggle to find qualified candidates for volunteer boards even after putting a lot of effort into local outreach. Traditional recruitment methods often fail to generate enough interest or yield enough applicants.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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- 1Pulling candidates from the local community such as existing donors and volunteersDid this help you?
- 2Posting openings on LinkedInDid this help you?
- 3Using local nonprofit consortia like Nonprofit New YorkDid this help you?
- 4Doing heavy outreach and effort with little responseDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Is there a good forum, search engine, or otherwise for posting openings on our volunteer associate board?”source ↗
“We're an NYC-based mental health nonprofit and have had trouble finding qualified candidates.”source ↗
“Despite a lot of outreach and effort...nothing from my city.”source ↗
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