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Advisory Board Table of Contents

Check out this Table of Contents, created to help easily navigate our many resources.

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Engage Your Business Partners

Outline of the importance of engaging employers for work-based learning and service on advisory boards.

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Start Planning the Academy WBL Calendar

Resources and templates for working with your advisory board to plan your academy's WBL calendar.

Advisory Board Power

Explore how to engage your academy's advisory board to increase board involvement.

Dr. Cynthia Weber, Scotlandville High School

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NAF Advisory Board Overview

Advisory Boards provide an essential bridge between the classroom and the workplace. Learn about how they prepare students for success.

Advisory Board Overview

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Engage Employers

Use this 3-step process of inquiring, informing, and inspiring potential partners, with benefits and ways to partner.

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Strategic Planning and Managing for Outcomes

Strategic plans support collective impact and differentiated responsibility. Check out our best practices.

Advisory Board Overview

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Email Grant Language

Check out key email elements to achieve a greater grant appeal.

Planning & Self-Assessment

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Internship Planning Considerations

Use these tips and tricks that we learned to design engaging and quality virtual internship experiences for students.

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Use Google My Maps to Identify Local Businesses

This can be a great project for students to support outreach efforts and learn about the businesses in their local communities.

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Utilizing Meeting Time Productively

Determine meeting frequency, create meeting agendas, ensure you have a clear call to action, and more tips.

Advisory Board Overview

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Strategic Plan Template

Build a comprehensive Advisory Board with these steps including goals, action steps and more.

Planning & Self-Assessment

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Gauge New Partner Engagement Interest

Easy-to-use form to gauge new partner WBL and AB involvement interests. Use this as a "call-to-action" at events.

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Advisory Board Impact Dashboard Overview

Learn about how data is populated from several sources to inform your advisory board.

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Advisory Board Invitation Letter

Use this resource to invite someone to join your advisory board.

Structure, Roles, & Responsibilities

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Building Community Connections

This NAF Next 2020 learning session showcases the benefits of leveraging various types of organizations from the community.

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Finding The Right Advisory Board Members

NAF recommends that advisory boards consist of at least 10 members and include representation from key demographics.

Partner Recruitment

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Advisory Board Meeting Agenda

Use this sample meeting agenda to see topics for a general advisory board meeting.

Structure, Roles, & Responsibilities

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Virtual WBL Activities

This resource provides a menu of recommended “virtual friendly” work-based learning activities.

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Guide to Engaging Employers

Recruit advisory board members and engage employers in providing work-based learning experiences.

Partner Recruitment

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Advisory Board Meeting Minutes

Check out this sample board meeting minutes chart with agenda items and more.

Structure, Roles, & Responsibilities

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Work-Based Learning Modules

KPMG provides meaningful WBL opportunities by this list of content and related resources.

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Host a Recruitment Event

Hosting a recruitment event can be an effective way to introduce potential business partners to your academy.

Partner Recruitment

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Advisory Board Roles & Responsibilities

This document has an overview of the different roles and responsibilities required in an advisory board.

Structure, Roles, & Responsibilities

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What Makes an Advisory Board Effective

Check out our insights and recommendations through working with KPMG’s Data Citizens with Purpose group.

How to Map Business Partners

Use Google My Maps to quickly pinpoint new partners in their community and develop a strategic outreach plan.

Partner Recruitment

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Advisory Board Thank You Letter

On behalf of NAF, we want to thank advisory board members. Use this resource to express our gratitude.

Structure, Roles, & Responsibilities

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Utilizing SWOT Analysis

Help your advisory boards by using data to uncover priorities and prepare for sessions. In addition, hear your members' opinions.

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Charting Potential Partners

Generate ideas about potential partners to join your advisory board and/or provide work-based learning experiences.

Partner Recruitment

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Operate an Effective Advisory Board

The most effective advisory board meetings tend to be agenda and action-driven.

Structure, Roles, & Responsibilities

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Planning & Supporting Your Academy

Are you using the Advisory Board Impact Dashboard to better inform your academy? Help support and plan with this document.

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Partner Involvement Interest Survey

The Partner Involvement Interest Survey is a great tool to use to gauge the initial involvement interest of a new partner.

Partner Recruitment

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Orient Advisory Board Members

It’s critical to orient new advisory board members to their role. Use this document to develop an orientation process.

Structure, Roles, & Responsibilities

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Planning a Retreat

Looking to plan a retreat for your colleagues? Use this Strategic Planning Meeting Agenda to stay on task.

Planning & Self-Assessment

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Pitch Your Academy

Here are the recommended steps to take to effectively pitch your academy to potential business partners.

Partner Recruitment

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Tips for Recognizing Advisory Board Members

Use this document to encourage advisory board members and develop expanding efforts.

Structure, Roles, & Responsibilities

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Recruitment Event Invitation

Use this template when you need to send out a recruitment event invitation.

Partner Recruitment

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Virtual Meeting Management Checklist

Check out this checklist created in order to support academies and advisory boards.

Structure, Roles, & Responsibilities

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2020 Advisory Board Survey

View 2020's AB Survey for reference.

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Ways to Partner with a NAF Academy

NAF seeks business partners to offer a range of experiences to students. View our list of short-term and long-term engagements.

Partner Recruitment

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Introducing the New SWOT Analysis

It’s that time for Advisory Boards to begin strategic planning for the new school year! Check out our new SWOT Analysis.

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Advisory Board By-Laws

The following by-laws are provided for guidance and should serve as a model.

Structure, Roles, & Responsibilities

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Advisory Board Insights and Recommendations 2021

Insights and recommendations as well as an overview of resources we are developing to support advisory board and academy partnerships

Advisory Board Overview

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Introducing the New Strategic Plan Templates

It’s that time for Advisory Boards to begin strategic planning for the new school year! Check out our new Strategic Plan Templates!

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Benefits of Partnering with a NAF Academy

The benefits to employers who partner with NAF academies are immense. Check them out here.

Partner Recruitment

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Preparing a SWOT Analysis

To prepare for a strategic planning meeting, consider compiling the following data and have members complete a SWOT Analysis.

Planning & Self-Assessment

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Identify Potential Partners

Start your partner recruitment plan using this great brainstorm activity with staff and your advisory board.

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Recruiting New Partners Best Practices

The following best practices were collected during several national and regional convenings of advisory board leaders.

Advisory Board Overview

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Fundraising & Grant Resources

Need some help with fundraising & grant resources? Look no further! We have tons of resources for you to check out here.

Planning & Self-Assessment

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Sponsor an Intern

Don’t let funding be a barrier for internships. Use this “Sponsor an Intern” template as you seek funding for internships.

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Securing Quality Internships Best Practices

Learn more about how to set goals, forecast internship needs, find funding, and more.

Advisory Board Overview

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Fundraising Language

Prepare the right language for your grant proposals.

Planning & Self-Assessment

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Internship Planning Resources

Use these tips and tricks that we learned to design engaging and quality virtual internship experiences for students.

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Leveraging Your Chamber

Learn about the countywide initiative and how to use business partnerships to support work-based learning.

Collier County Public Schools

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Running Virtual Meetings

NAF created this checklist to support academies and advisory boards who want to manage and run virtual meetings.