Checklist for Board Fellows Mentors
 Introduce your Fellow to the board
 Send out his/her resume, explaining his/her role
 Allow the Board Fellow to say a few words at the first board
meeting attended
 Get the Fellow “on board”
 Add him/her to any listservs, email or mailing lists that provide the
board and/or relevant committees with information (e.g. a
newsletter, pre-meeting emails)
 Determine a project
 Should benefit organization and build on Board Fellow’s skills and
interests
 Being an active member of a committee could be the best project!
 Clarify Fellow’s board participation
 Be clear about how the Board Fellow can participate on board –
does he/she sit at board table? Talk at meetings? Sit in on
executive sessions? Establish these guidelines ahead of time