On Board: Candidate - Compass Pro Bono

ON BOARD

BECOME A NONPROFIT BOARD MEMBER

Our high-touch process matches you with a local nonprofit board you’ll be excited to join. We:

Get to know you and understand your mission-area interests and experience
Prepare you to be an effective board member from day one
Vet local nonprofits for you
Prepare your matched nonprofit to effectively onboard you

Create your Compass Pro Bono account

Upcoming Information Sessions

General Info Session 12/12 at 1:00 p.m. ET Register Here

The benefits of nonprofit board service

Community

Impact

Serve in a governance role and watch your contributions come to fruition over a multi-year term.

Leadership

Opportunity

Shape an organization’s strategic direction, lead a committee to tackle specific challenges, and represent your nonprofit in the community.

Professional

Development

Broaden your skillset by applying your expertise in a fresh context, learn from inspiring social impact leaders, and expand your professional and personal networks.

How it works

Application

Provide a brief overview of the social issues you care about, your work and lived experiences, time availability, donation comfort level, and meeting preferences

Interview

We interview you to better understand your goals for joining a nonprofit board and the unique assets that you bring to an organization as a board member

Training

Participate in our proprietary trainings to learn what nonprofit board service is really like, and learn the fundamentals of nonprofit governance, finance, and fundraising.

Match

We match you with a local nonprofit working on issues that matter to you, and that is looking for a board candidate with your experience and expertise. Then, it’s up to you. Get to know the nonprofit and decide whether you want to join their board.

Board Term Commences

Once you receive and accept a formal invitation to join the Board, your term begins. Although our matching job is done, we are here to support you and your nonprofit going forward, through our many other programs.

We set you up for success

Our best in class trainings are curated to ensure that you and your new board candidate are ready to hit the ground running.

Candidate training

Joining a Nonprofit Board

How to prepare to join a board; what makes a good board member; and the context nonprofits operate in

Candidate training

Nonprofit Board Crash Course

Deep-dive into governance fundamentals, financial responsibilities and statements, and fundraising roles and tools

Joint training

Sorkin Summit

Annual conference featuring cutting-edge insights on trending topics board members and nonprofit leaders need to know about

Nonprofit training

Integrating New Board Members

Interactive workshop that examines board dynamics and equips organizations with a toolkit to prepare their board and new member to succeed together

You’ll also gain access to an online resource with over 600 learning courses on a multitude of nonprofit topics.

Application Specifics

On Board applications are accepted on a rolling basis with matches made in three cycles throughout the year. If a great match is not available, we will keep working to find you a match for up to 12 months.

Eligibility Requirements