OBUSA Board Candidate Confidential Survey

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1. First Name (Required.)

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2. Last Name (Required.)

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3. Email Address (Required.)

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4. Phone Number (Required.)

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5. Street Address (Required.)

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6. City (Required.)

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7. State (Required.)

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8. Zip Code (Required.)

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9. Birthdate (Required.)

Date

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10. Gender (Required.)

Female

Male

Non-Binary

Transgender

Prefer to Self Describe (please specify)

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11. Ethnicity (Required.)

African

African American

Asian

Multi-ethnic

Hispanic or Latino

Caucasian (non hispanic)

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Island

American Indian or Alaska Native

Do Not Know Ethnicity

Prefer Not to Answer

Other (please specify)

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12. Outward Bound Course Alumni (Required.)

Yes

Please share course location, activities, length, year, your age, anything else you remember:

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13. Do you have another or different connection to Outward Bound? If so, please share.

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14. Professional Background/Business Sector (Required.)

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15. Career Summary (Linkedin profile link or Biography) (Required.)

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16. Resume and/or Biography Upload

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17. My vision/priorities for OBUSA over the next three years is/are: (Required.)

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18. I see my non-financial contributions to the OBUSA Board as: (Required.)

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19. I would like to accomplish the following in my role as an OBUSA Board member: (Required.)

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20. I need the following from the OBUSA Board to enable me to fulfull my role as a Board member: (Required.)

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21. I will have a successful term as an OBUSA Board member if the following happens: (Required.)

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22. Which of the following OBUSA Strategic Priority Skillsets can you contribute? (Required.)

Learning Organization: K-12, Youth Development and Adult Education - Experience in public/private / charter school systems or higher education; youth development; teaching and learning experience.

Learning Organization: Data, Research and Evaluation - Able to define the problem that needs to be solved; can identify data sources and create data collection plan and goals; Able to curate, manage, and make sense of collected data; Understands research design (qualitative and quantitative analysis).

Symbiotic System: Build, Lead and Manage Teams - Experience leading and developing people; understands key drivers of team culture.

Talent Magnet: Human Resources, Staff Recruitment and Retention - Human resources expertise; knowledge of employment law, experience with staff training and development, compensation and benefits; performance management and incentives.

Future Proof: Financial Strategy - Understand business principles and language including the fundamentals of finance, accounting (GAAP and fund accounting) and planning and budgeting; can ensure compliance with internal and external policies and regulations; understands the financial implications of decisions before execution.

Future Proof: Risk Management - Legal and financial compliance; Risk management - institutional and programmatic including program safety.

Strategic Partnerships: Communications and Narrative Change - Experience with the development, integration, and implementation of a broad range of public relations activities relative to OBUSA's strategic direction and positioning; Media savvy; Able to drive broader awareness and donor support through compelling narrative of 'next horizon.

Strategic Partnerships: Marketing & Fundraising - Understands marketing function and can guide development of multi-channel marketing plans; Able to assess and spot new marketing opportunities; can manage long-term strategic goals that leverage community engagement; Skilled at fundraising from introductions to cultivation of prospects to solicitation.

Strategic Partnerships: Outdoor/Recreation Economy - Proximity to and engagement with outdoor / recreation networks; Could be National Park Service, outdoor retail executives, or others leading in the outdoor world.

Managing / Navigating Change - Understands and has experience with change management processes (e.g., mergers and acquisitions, leadership transitions, program redesign, organizational restructuring, etc.).

Growth Mindset - Belief that one's abilities aren’t set in stone and with work, skills can improve over time.

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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23. Board Members are expected to participate in 4-6 meetings per year, 2-4 of these via video conference (typically 2 hours each) and 2 in-person at rotating sites around the country (typically 1.5 days each). If occasionally unable to attend in-person, Board members still participate via video conference. Additionally, Board Members serve on at least one Board Committee and attend 3-5 scheduled committee meetings throughout the year (typically 1.5-2 hours each). We strive to schedule all meetings a year in advance when possible. Do you have the time to commit to these meeting obligations? (Required.)

Yes

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24. Board members are expected to make or leverage an annual financial contribution to the organization, and prioritize OBUSA as their most important charitable donation. Leveraging a gift can happen in many different ways including: securing valuable sponsorship for an OBUSA event, connecting the OBUSA Advancement office with a major donor within your network and helping to secure a donation, securing a donation through an employer program, and more. Can you commit to this annual financial contribution expectation? (Required.)

Yes

Comment:

OBUSA Board Candidate Confidential Survey

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* 1. First Name (Required.)

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* 2. Last Name (Required.)

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* 3. Email Address (Required.)

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* 4. Phone Number (Required.)

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* 5. Street Address (Required.)

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* 6. City (Required.)

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* 7. State (Required.)

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* 8. Zip Code (Required.)

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* 9. Birthdate (Required.)

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* 10. Gender (Required.)

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* 11. Ethnicity (Required.)

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* 12. Outward Bound Course Alumni (Required.)

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* 13. Do you have another or different connection to Outward Bound? If so, please share.

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* 14. Professional Background/Business Sector (Required.)

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* 15. Career Summary (Linkedin profile link or Biography) (Required.)

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* 16. Resume and/or Biography Upload

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* 17. My vision/priorities for OBUSA over the next three years is/are: (Required.)

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* 18. I see my non-financial contributions to the OBUSA Board as: (Required.)

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* 19. I would like to accomplish the following in my role as an OBUSA Board member: (Required.)

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* 20. I need the following from the OBUSA Board to enable me to fulfull my role as a Board member: (Required.)

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* 21. I will have a successful term as an OBUSA Board member if the following happens: (Required.)

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* 22. Which of the following OBUSA Strategic Priority Skillsets can you contribute? (Required.)

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* 25. Please add any other comments you'd like to share:

1. First Name (Required.)

2. Last Name (Required.)

3. Email Address (Required.)

4. Phone Number (Required.)

5. Street Address (Required.)

6. City (Required.)

7. State (Required.)

8. Zip Code (Required.)

9. Birthdate (Required.)

10. Gender (Required.)

11. Ethnicity (Required.)

12. Outward Bound Course Alumni (Required.)

13. Do you have another or different connection to Outward Bound? If so, please share.

14. Professional Background/Business Sector (Required.)

15. Career Summary (Linkedin profile link or Biography) (Required.)

16. Resume and/or Biography Upload

17. My vision/priorities for OBUSA over the next three years is/are: (Required.)

18. I see my non-financial contributions to the OBUSA Board as: (Required.)

19. I would like to accomplish the following in my role as an OBUSA Board member: (Required.)

20. I need the following from the OBUSA Board to enable me to fulfull my role as a Board member: (Required.)

21. I will have a successful term as an OBUSA Board member if the following happens: (Required.)

22. Which of the following OBUSA Strategic Priority Skillsets can you contribute? (Required.)

25. Please add any other comments you'd like to share: