Ensuring that new board members receive the information and training to prepare them for their new volunteer role is widely recognized as a good practice and is commonly referred to as “board orientation.” Tips on Board Orientation can be found in NACHC’s Governance Guide for Health Center Boards (Chapter 2) and in an article titled, Orienting New Board Members During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The “New Board Member Orientation – PowerPoint Template” can be customized for board orientation at your health center. The “New Board Member Orientation – PowerPoint Template” contains some slides with general information, as well as a series of slides designed to be updated with health center-specific information.
The short “Facilitator Guide” to the “New Board Member Orientation – PowerPoint Template” provides an overview of how to use the PowerPoint slides for the purposes of board orientation. It also contains tips on good practices in new board member orientation, an overview of various orientation approaches, discussion of a board buddy/mentor program, sample orientation agendas, and provides additional resources on board orientation.
NACHC Virtual Board Orientation Tools for Health Centers Final English
These resources are also available in Spanish.
Facilitator Guide Final in Spanish
NACHC Virtual Board Orientation Tools for Health Centers Final in Spanish
Questions? Contact us at trainings@nachc.org.
