BoardLink – Volunteers

Participation in BoardLink is currently limited to individuals who attend the workshop Building Blocks for Nonprofit Board Members– An Introduction.

BoardLink benefits candidates by:

1. Developing their leadership, organizational and decision-making skills;
2. Proactively exploring individual interests and matching them with a full spectrum of board opportunities; and
3. Matching individual skills and interests with agency needs. 

The process:

1. Attend the workshop Building Blocks for Nonprofit Board Members–An Introduction
2. Complete the prospective board/committee member profile
3. Create a profile on the HandsOn website.  To create an online profile, please click here.
4. Search for available board/committee positions. Please note you will need to provide the “Sponsor Code” that was given to you at the workshop.
5. To indicate interest in a position, please click the ‘have agency contact me’ button.  This will send a system generated email to the agency expressing your interest in the available position.
6. Contact us if the agency does not follow up with you within 7 business days. 
7. Notify us when you find a board/committee position.

We request that you contact no more than 3 agencies in a six month period.  Please note, while the Partnership will strive to make placements, we cannot guarantee a placement will be made.

Can nonprofit organizations view my information?

At the conclusion of every Building Blocks for Nonprofit Board Members workshop, completed applications along with résumés will also be sent to all organizations with board/committee vacancies.   This will allow nonprofit organizations to review the applications of all workshop attendees and directly recruit those individuals whose skills and interests best match their requirements.   By completing an application for BoardLink you allow us to share your application and résumé with organizations seeking board/committee members.

For additional information (such as topics covered, upcoming workshop dates, and registration details) about the workshop Building Blocks for Nonprofit Board Members - An Introduction  or for access to templates, workbooks, board member job descriptions, and other useful information on nonprofit governance, please visit the Partnership for Nonprofit Excellence's website at www.pnerichmond.org. For any further questions or inquiries, please contact Tiffany Harris via phone at (804) 330-7400 ext 108 or via email at tharris@pnerichmond.org.