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Help JerseySTEM gain an understanding of how their board is performing and how it could improve in areas like governance practices, stewardship, revenue generation, and executive management.
JerseySTEM
Chatham, NJ, USA
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Chatham, NJ, USA

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Posted September 28th

Board Assessment

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What we need
  • 1-2 page summary of takeaways and trends from interviewing key individuals (no more than 8 interviews total)
  • Identification of the board’s strengths and recommendations for areas of improvement for board members collectively and individually
Additional details

JerseySTEM has a Corporate Council in charge of establishing contacts for partnership with Corporations interested in the mission we serve (Gender Equityin STEM education and careers).
We are assessing our strategy to roll out that model and expand our network of support.

What we have in place
  • We currently have a committed coucil with 4 members, which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have established connections with new companies, and the ability to provide any other information you need.
How this will help
This project will save us $8,773 , allowing us to provid instruction to an additional 80 students

Corporate parterships are one of the pillars of our organziation and it is imperative that we have a process that allows us to continuously grow that network

Project plan

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Prep: Provide Current Materials
  • Volunteer Manager provides Professional with past reviews or board performance evaluations, if any
  • Volunteer Manager communicates an overview of board’s governance practices, stewardship, membership, revenue generation, and executive management
  • Volunteer Manager outlines 1-2 specific areas of focus for the evaluation
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Milestone 1: Research
  • Professional connects with Volunteer Manager for a brainstorming/overview session to better understand current situation and desired outcomes
  • Professional and Volunteer Manager mutually agree on key individuals to interview or survey (no more than 8 total, including Executive Director, Board Chair, select board members, and key staff)
  • Professional drafts survey and/or interview questions for the list created above
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Milestone 2: Interviews and Evaluation
  • Professional conducts surveys and/or interviews with mutually agreed upon list from above
  • Professional reviews any relevant materials regarding the board’s performance (e.g. bylaws, previous board reviews or assessments, previous or current strategic plans)
  • Professional synthesizes findings from surveys and/or interviews into a 1-2 page outline
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Milestone 3: Delivery of Board Assessment
  • Professional drafts a 1-3 page document outlining the overview and suggested areas of improvement based on their findings
  • Volunteer Manager reviews document
  • Professional delivers a finalized document and/or presentation to the Volunteer Manager, outlining their key findings and recommendations, including suggested areas of improvement
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Our mission

If your address is in the US or Canada, pls read below. If you are not, we apologize but we are not able to enroll non US/Canada located volunteers.

JerseySTEM is a grassroots 501(c) nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math ("STEM") education to 5th-8th grade girls in New Jersey underserved communities

We partner with socially responsible companies and their employees, youth organizations in underserved communities, and civic-minded college students and universities.

Together we develop and deliver innovative, hands-on, and online afterschool projects and inquiry-based learning opportunities that develop teamwork, 21st-century problem-solving skills, and self-esteem.

What we do

Reduce the gender gap in STEM participation;

Bridge the innovation gap in STEM education by introducing novel formats for teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math;

Address the opportunity gap by expanding access to STEM programs in underserved communities.

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