NEACH Board Skills Assessment

This survey was created as a follow up to the Nominating Committee Discussion at the February Board Meeting. In order to move towards using a skills-based approach to filling vacant board positions, we must first set a baseline for the current board. We are asking that all board members rate their skills in the following areas. The scale is 1-3 with 3 being the highest.

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* 1. Board of Director's Experience
Directors should rate this related to current and previous positions held on boards other than NEACH.

1 (low)

3 (high)

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* 2. (Please select all appropriate options.) Have you:

Chaired a Board

Chaired a Board Committee

Participated on a Board Committee

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* 3. CEO Succession Planning
Has the director had experience in this task at his/her current, or any previous places of employment.

1 (low)

3 (high)

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* 4. Membership Participation Scoring
NEACH is moving towards an engagement scoring model as part of the reporting to the board on the health of the organization.

1 (low)

3 (high)

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* 5. (Please select all appropriate options.)

Your board meeting attendance is 75% or greater

You've participated on a board committee or in a working group

You've attended or participated in a NEACH Event in the past 12 months

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* 6. Financials
Rate your understanding and interpretation of financial statements and budgeting.

1 (low)

3 (high)

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* 7. Human Resources
Evaluate your understanding of the processes and risks related to Human Resources.

1 (low)

3 (high)

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* 8. Industry Knowledge
Rate your understanding of the current payments landscape and what it may look like a few years out.

1 (low)

3 (high)

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* 9. Leadership
What is your level of experience leading board committees or mentoring other board members and officers of the organization?

1 (low)

3 (high)

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* 10. Marketing P/R
Evaluate your marketing and communication strategies and tactics.

1 (low)

3 (high)

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* 11. Organizational Management
What is your level of participation on committees and work groups to solve business challenges?

1 (low)

3 (high)

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* 12. Risk Management
Evaluate your ability to review and interpret audit results, review policies and ensure practices and direction are not exposing the organization to excessive risk.

1 (low)

3 (high)

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* 13. Strategic Planning
Evaluate your process for developing strategic plans and evaluating benchmarks in strategic plans.

1 (low)

3 (high)

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* 14. Technology/IT
Evaluate your ability to interpret IT audit results, IT policies and understand threats identified in IT assessments, and measure remediation efforts.

1 (low)

3 (high)

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* 15. Business Development
Please rate your experience in the area of new business development.

1 (low)

3 (high)

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* 16. Demographics

Name

Company

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* 17. Gender

Male

Female

Non-binary/third gender

Prefer not to say

Prefer to self-describe

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* 18. Age

18 - 24 Years Old

25 - 34 Years Old

35 - 44 Years Old

45 - 54 Years Old

55 - 64 Years Old

65+ Years Old

Prefer not to say

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* 19. Ethnicity

White or Caucasian

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latino

Asian or Asian American

American Indian or Alaska Native

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

Another race

NEACH Board Skills Assessment

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* 1. Board of Director's ExperienceDirectors should rate this related to current and previous positions held on boards other than NEACH.

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* 2. (Please select all appropriate options.) Have you:

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* 3. CEO Succession Planning Has the director had experience in this task at his/her current, or any previous places of employment.

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* 4. Membership Participation Scoring NEACH is moving towards an engagement scoring model as part of the reporting to the board on the health of the organization.

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* 5. (Please select all appropriate options.)

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* 6. FinancialsRate your understanding and interpretation of financial statements and budgeting.

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* 7. Human Resources Evaluate your understanding of the processes and risks related to Human Resources.

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* 8. Industry Knowledge Rate your understanding of the current payments landscape and what it may look like a few years out.

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* 9. LeadershipWhat is your level of experience leading board committees or mentoring other board members and officers of the organization?

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* 10. Marketing P/REvaluate your marketing and communication strategies and tactics.

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* 11. Organizational ManagementWhat is your level of participation on committees and work groups to solve business challenges?

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* 12. Risk ManagementEvaluate your ability to review and interpret audit results, review policies and ensure practices and direction are not exposing the organization to excessive risk.

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* 13. Strategic Planning Evaluate your process for developing strategic plans and evaluating benchmarks in strategic plans.

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* 14. Technology/ITEvaluate your ability to interpret IT audit results, IT policies and understand threats identified in IT assessments, and measure remediation efforts.

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* 15. Business DevelopmentPlease rate your experience in the area of new business development.

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* 16. Demographics

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* 17. Gender

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* 18. Age

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* 19. Ethnicity

* 1. Board of Director's Experience
Directors should rate this related to current and previous positions held on boards other than NEACH.

* 3. CEO Succession Planning
Has the director had experience in this task at his/her current, or any previous places of employment.

* 4. Membership Participation Scoring
NEACH is moving towards an engagement scoring model as part of the reporting to the board on the health of the organization.

* 6. Financials
Rate your understanding and interpretation of financial statements and budgeting.

* 7. Human Resources
Evaluate your understanding of the processes and risks related to Human Resources.

* 8. Industry Knowledge
Rate your understanding of the current payments landscape and what it may look like a few years out.

* 9. Leadership
What is your level of experience leading board committees or mentoring other board members and officers of the organization?

* 10. Marketing P/R
Evaluate your marketing and communication strategies and tactics.

* 11. Organizational Management
What is your level of participation on committees and work groups to solve business challenges?

* 12. Risk Management
Evaluate your ability to review and interpret audit results, review policies and ensure practices and direction are not exposing the organization to excessive risk.

* 13. Strategic Planning
Evaluate your process for developing strategic plans and evaluating benchmarks in strategic plans.

* 14. Technology/IT
Evaluate your ability to interpret IT audit results, IT policies and understand threats identified in IT assessments, and measure remediation efforts.

* 15. Business Development
Please rate your experience in the area of new business development.