1. What attracts you to this organization?
2. Why is the board reaching out to you?
3. Do you fully understand what is expected of you?
4. Does the organization carry adequate Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance?
5. Do you respect and get along with the organization’s Executive Director/CEO?
6. Do you respect and have a level of comfort with the Board President?
7. What is the expected time commitment?
8. What is the financial health of the organization?
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About Michele Colopy
Michele Colopy holds a Master’s degree in Nonprofit Management/Arts Administration. She has more than twenty years of nonprofit experience at the national, state, and local level. She has worked with membership associations, pollinator advocacy, performing arts, housing and homelessness, foreclosure prevention, community development, and health and wellness. She was Treasurer of The Ohio State Beekeepers Association (OSBA) from 2016-2019 modernizing the accounting, co-managing a USDA grant, administering the Affiliate program, and managing two grant programs of OSBA. She was the Program Director for the Pollinator Stewardship Council from 2013-2019.
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