Board Development

What you need to know to be an effective board member.

Your Role as a Board Member

Here you will find various and documents to guide and support you in how to execute your legal governance and fiduciary obligations to HOPE in ways that align with HOPE’s values and empower you towards a fulfilling experience as a HOPE Board member.

Please note: Word documents will download to your computer once you provide permission, but PDFs generally display as a webpage.

• Roles and Responsibilities

• Board Member Expectations and Commitment

• Annual HOPE Directors' Conflict of Interest Statement

  The Annual Conflict of Interest Statement must be completed one per year and provided to the Board Secretary as part of the Annual Meeting.

Evaluation

To assist the Board and its individual members operate at their best, it’s important to for the Board to periodically evaluate its progress in meeting its long and short term goals.  Here you will find tools and resources to guide your reflection as individual Board members and to conduct an honest and constructive assessment of the Board accomplishments, new opportunities and improvement areas.

• Board Assessment Tool and Member Evaluation Self-Evaluation Form

• Evaluating the Executive Director Article

• HOPE Executive Director Evaluation Form

New Member Recruitment, Selection and Engagement

HOPE’s primary objective is to align the skills and abilities of every Board of Directors member with the specific demands of their roles, ensuring a harmonious fit within the team.  To facilitate that alignment, we offer customized training programs that encompass a wide array of critical subjects, and we offer a variety of activities that enable prospective Board candidates to interact with HOPE Board members, staff, community partners and program residents.  Some of these activities include attending HOPE gatherings and events, residence visits, and participating on committees and promoting attendance at HOPE events.

These experiences are designed to familiarize prospective members with the HOPE’s mission, vision, and values as well as our various housing models and programs. That said, we do require a fairly extensive vetting and orientation process.

• HOPE/HUD Board of Directors Recruitment, Selection & Engagement Process Description

• HOPE/HUD Board of Directors Recruitment, Selection & Engagement Process Steps

• HOPE/HUD Board Prospect Interview & Evaluation Form

• HOPE/HUD Board Candidate/Member Engagement Activities and Outcomes Form

Board Candidate Orientation Process and Materials

HOPE’s primary objective is to align the skills and abilities of every Board of Directors member with the specific demands of their roles, ensuring a harmonious fit within the team.  To facilitate that alignment, we offer customized training programs that encompass a wide array of critical subjects, and we offer a variety of activities that enable prospective Board candidates to interact with HOPE Board members, staff, community partners and program residents.  Some of these activities include attending HOPE gatherings and events, residence visits, and participating on committees and promoting attendance at HOPE events.

These experiences are designed to familiarize prospective members with the HOPE’s mission, vision, and values as well as our various housing models and programs. That said, we do require a fairly extensive vetting and orientation process.

• Curated Training Designed for Board Members

• Develop document describing how to set up a candidate orientation plan (in development)

• Develop a document for Board members on how to provide a structured mentoring process for new Board members (in development)