The competencies used by the Nominations Committee to evaluate candidates are:

• Leadership experience
• Program knowledge relevant to the NLN
• Management experience
• Financial experience
• Fund raising experience
• Marketing/public relations experience
• Communications skills
• National governance experience
• Regional governance experience
• Strategic planning
• Collaborative experience
• National recognition (e.g., Certification, Academies, Honor Societies)
• NLN/constituent league experience
• Commitment to the NLN

Candidates nominated for officer positions on the board (pres.-elect, treasurer, or secretary) are recommended to have:

• Demonstrated past experience and leadership positions in the NLN - Board of Governors, advisory councils, and/or constituent leagues.
• Current service in one of these positions does not preclude one from being nominated.

Additional criteria used by the Nominations Committee to evaluate candidates are:

• Geographic representation
• Representation from different types of nursing educational programs
• Agency or individual membership in the NLN
• Candidates in all age cohorts
• Racial and gender diversity

For information about basic board responsibilities, please visit: www.nln.org/aboutnln/pdf/boardresponsibilities10.pdf.

For information about advisory councils, please visit: www.nln.org/getinvolved/advisorycouncilmenu.htm .