Overview & Best Practices

Find resources developed by NAF that focus on the Advisory Board elements within NAF's Education Design, the goals of a volunteer advisory board, and NAF's approach to supporting advisory boards, including membership, operations, management best practices, and leadership position descriptions.

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NAF Advisory Board Overview	The NAF Advisory Board Overview contains a brief synopsis of NAF’s approach to supporting advisory boards, including membership, operations,...	View	Site\|Guides\|Educator\|Partner
Advisory Board Insights & Recommendations	NAF and the KPMG Data Citizens with Purpose team analyzed several characteristics of advisory boards and their relationship to academy quality and...	View	Guides\|Educator\|Partner
Introduction to Advisory Boards NAF Advisory Board Orientation Series: Part 1	This video will introduce you to what a NAF advisory board is, why they're important to NAF’s educational design, and how members play a key...	View	Video
Advisory Boards and Work-Based Learning NAF Advisory Board Orientation Series: Part 2	This video will help viewers understand the importance of work-based learning in a young person’s life and how advisory boards play a key...	View	Educator\|Partner\|Video
Understanding Academies NAF Advisory Board Orientation Series: Part 3	This video will guide viewers on how to engage and support their NAF academy in a generative partnership which provides the best outcomes for the...	View	Video\|Educator\|Partner
Recruiting New Advisory Board Partners	How to recruit new members and partners using recommended best practices from high-performing advisory boards.	View	Guides\|Partner\|Educator
Securing Quality Internships Best Practices	Learn more about how to set goals, forecast internship needs, find funding, and more.	View	Guides\|Partner\|Educator
Strategic Planning and Managing for Outcomes	Strategic plans support collective impact and differentiated responsibility within advisory boards. Use these best practices to determine how to...	View	Guides\|Educator\|Partner
Utilizing Meeting Time Productively	This resource will help you determine meeting frequency best suited for your board, create meeting agendas, develop clear call to action items,...	View	Guides\|Partner\|Educator