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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Recruiting New Advisory Board Partners
How to recruit new members and partners using recommended best practices from high-performing advisory boards.
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Securing Quality Internships Best Practices
Learn more about how to set goals, forecast internship needs, find funding, and more.
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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...
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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,...
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