Communities often share the challenge of recruiting members for municipal boards. What if we thought about recruitment (appointed or elected) as the natural result of building a culture focused on retaining members - rather than as a constant challenge?
In this interactive webinar, learn best practices for retaining board members that will not only keep volunteers involved, but also create an environment that attracts community members to participate and step up to serve.
Presenters Nate Bernitz and John Christ will share ideas and spark conversation on topics including:
- Making meetings more effective
- Ensuring volunteers feel valued, supported and impactful
- Engaging the broader community
- Reducing barriers to participating and creating pathways for involvement
This webinar is for appointed and elected municipal board and committee members, and staff who support those boards and committees. The content will be most relevant for boards and committees that do community engagement, such as planning boards.
Presenters:
Nate Bernitz: Field Specialist, Community and Economic Development - Seacoast, UNH Extension
John Christ: Field Specialist, Community and Economic Development – Merrimack County, UNH Extension
If you need an accommodation to participate in our programming, please contact Nate Bernitz (nate.bernitz@unh.edu / 603-678-4576) prior to the event. Given ample time, we will make any reasonable effort to meet your needs, including language access services if requested, which will be provided free of charge.
