One of the fundamental challenges that many board have is that their members don’t have a strong understanding of their roles and responsibilities. Give your new members a solid foundation by guiding them through a comprehensive orientation. HFH WI has put together a few documents to help you get started. If you have any questions or would like your board to have a refresher in their roles and responsibilities, contact Sara Kierzek.

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Presentation

A customizable PowerPoint template that includes basic background about Habitat, slides to integrate important information about your affiliate, and basics of board governance, roles, and responsibilities. (741 KB)

Habitat Acronyms

The world of HFH includes a lot of jargons and many, many acronyms. Help new board members get up to speed quickly by reviewing this handy list of commonly used acronyms with them. (16 KB)

 
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Sample Agenda

Properly introducing a new board member to your organization takes time. Use this sample agenda as a jumping off point to plan your orientation training and visit. (15 KB)

Board Manual Table of Contents

Every board member should receive a Habitat board manual, which should include all of the items in this table of contents. (13KB)