A strong CIL board should be full of individuals with a wide range of skills and expertise, a broad diversity of background, race, gender, disability type, and so on. You know first-hand how difficult it is to put together a dream team like that. CIL-NET is offering this brand new training opportunity to give you the tips and resources you need to identify, recruit, orient, and retain the right board members for your CIL. Learning Objectives Upon completion of this webinar, participants will have knowledge and resources that will enable them to: • Describe how to determine the leadership gaps in your current board and focus your recruitment on filling those gaps. • Clarify board and staff roles and responsibilities in recruitment and orientation of new board members. • Identify effective strategies that support an organization's board recruitment and retention efforts. • Describe components of an effective board member orientation plan.