Welcome to the home page of the Ross School of Business' Nonprofit Board Network, a community involvement project for Business School alumni. Ideally, this network will continue to grow and become a resource for nonprofits and volunteers.

There is a recognized need for stronger governance in organizations and a significant demand for board members with business skills and experience. Further, an estimated 3 million nonprofit board seats will open up each year nationally and 1.2 million will go unfilled. To meet this need, since 2003, the RSB Alumni Club of Southeast Michigan has been organizing nonprofit board training for Ross alumni and assisting them in locating and securing board positions.

For more information about the Nonprofit Board Network please contact Steven Renaldi at (734) 737-9515, or srenaldi@umich.edu.

Nonprofit Organizations To date, over 300 people have taken the board training. They have a range of business experience and backgrounds and work in a number of different functional areas such as marketing, finance and others. If your board needs to increase its business acumen, or just needs new members in general, this network may be a good resource for your organization to locate and recruit new board members. To participate, please fill out this organizational profile and mail it to the address on the form.	Ross School of Business Alumni For Ross alumni considering nonprofit board service as part of their professional career, the Nonprofit Board Network can be an excellent resource. Completing a training session will not only make you a more attractive board candidate, but will teach you what to look for and what to avoid in a board. After the training, the network can help locate board opportunities that match your interests and skills. If you would like to find out more about nonprofit board service, or to learn about an upcoming training session please let us know.
Links to Nonprofit Resources U of M Board Fellowship Program: This program places MBA students as non-voting members on the governing boards of outstanding nonprofit organizations for 12 months. Board fellows acquire experience in the workings and procedures of an actual board, while contributing to its success by working closely with a board mentor and conducting a research project designed to meet the needs of the organization. UMBS Domestic Corps: A program providing internship opportunities for graduate and undergraduate business students with nonprofit organizations serving economically distressed and culturally diverse communities.
Relevant Articles "Nonprofit-Board Work Can Boost Your Career," Career Journal. "Too many new reporting rules could hurt Michigan nonprofits" Detroit News.