Mike Godwin Director of Membership - VASHRM

 Years of experience in medical staffing/recruitment industry  Former VP of Membership for TCHRMA (Tri- County Human Resource Management Association in Charleston, SC)  Former President for Hampton Roads SHRM (13% increase in membership in 2012)  Current Director of Membership for the State Council

 If you do not have job descriptions, go onto the VLRC and see what job descriptions there are  If you need to, update these job descriptions to match better what your expectations are for certain board members  Align job responsibilities with Strategic Plan (if you don’t have one of these, you should…)

 You should sit down with your current board and figure this out, as you will use these reasons to promote board membership.  Reasons could include: ◦ Resume Builder. ◦ Deeper Networking (actually working on projects with people instead of just meeting with them once a month) ◦ Gain more experience/understanding of HR ◦ Free/Reduced Leadership Development ◦ Give back

 Identify with your board what skills would be good for the board and brainstorm who may have those skills in the membership ◦ “Volun-told” leaders  It is okay to give a little push sometimes  Utilize Board Committees (especially Membership, Programs and Marketing) ◦ Those who may be interested but don’t want either the commitment or are maybe new to the chapter but have potential

 Talk openly about the positive reasons for being a board member  Make announcements well in advance of an election  Post job descriptions online and have them available in print copy for people to review at meetings if they may be interested

 If you promote well, you may have more than one person run for a position.  Stick to election dates, ensure that the election is fair and impartial and provide the same opportunity to all members running for a position.

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