1. LSM Group Project TCYSB
May 2018

2. Team Members Chelsea Brown Jacki Meiser Chrisie Mulcahey Maria Thorpe
Chris Weller

3. Tri-County Youth Services Bureau
The Tri-County Youth Services Bureau (TCYSN) is a non-profit 501(C)3 organization serving the children, youth, and families of Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties. Services are focused on the prevention of delinquency, abuse, violence, substance abuse, suicide, and other devastating outcomes for youth and their families. TCYSB is a member of the Maryland Association of Youth Services Bureaus (MAYSB) and the Maryland Association of Non Profit Organizations (MANO).

4. Original Request for the Project
Create a development plan to address the difficulties encountered by non- profit Boards all competing for the same:
Board members
Funding/Contributions
Community Support
The plan should include processes to:
Recruit board members
Mentor and orient new board members to promote retention and participation
Create and maintain stability within the Board structure
Create a marketing and fundraising plan

5. Meetings with TCYSB Leadership
To better define the project scope and objectives, we met with the following TCYSB leadership to determine the weaknesses with the current Board structure and to assess key priorities among the leadership of the organization:
Steve Cricchi, President of the Board of Directors
Laurel T. James, Executive Director
Donna Millar, Board Member

6. Summary of the Project
Following our analysis of the information we gathered from leadership, we defined the scope of our project to include the following deliverables upon completion:
Board Member Recruitment and Retention Plan
Revised By-Laws
Board Member Roles and Responsibilities Plan
Establishment of a professional services resource for non-profit Boards
Future considerations for implementation

7. Summary of Research and Processes
To ensure that we provided the best possible guidance to TCYSB within the defined scope of our project, we conducted extensive research in the area of non-profit Boards of Directors, relative to member recruitment, retention, governance and shared resources.
Specifically we:
Reviewed other nonprofit documents
Consulted with other nonprofit leadership
Researched non profit resources

8. Final Project Deliverables
Board Member Recruitment and Retention Plan (Chrisie)
Detailed process and procedure to recruit, retain and orient new members
Includes multiple appendices with templates and implementation tools
Revised By-Laws (Chelsea)
Updated for consistency with corporate mission and documents
Incorporates board member roles and responsibilities
Board Member Roles and Responsibilities Plan (Maria)
Establishes clear and concise expectations for Board members
Creates governance consistency and structure for the organization
Establishment of Professional Services Hub (Jacki)
Creates pro-bono resource for professional services for all non-profit Boards
Overseen by the Non-Profit Institute to ensure accessibility and longevity
Future Considerations (Chris)
List of recommended considerations not within the defined scope of our project
Includes establishment of SOMD Non-Profit Board Network on LinkedIn

9. Questions
75 Industrial Park Drive, Waldorf, Maryland (301)