ONA Board of Directors Candidate

First name *

Last name *

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ONA membership type

You must have a current membership to become an eligible candidate. You can verify your membership and find your member type by signing in at http://journalist.memberclicks.net and checking the name badge. *

Professional

Academic

Associate

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Organization *

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Private Information

The following four questions will be used by the governance committee to determine your eligibility for the slate of board candidates for the 2024-25 term. This information will not be published. The answers to these questions are heavily weighted. Please provide thoughtful and accurate responses

Candidates must demonstrate thought and career leadership within one of our five focus areas of digital journalism, which include:

Developing strategies for emerging technology in journalism
Sharing best practices for audience engagement and metrics
Cultivating and developing newsroom leaders, culture and diversity
Experimenting with innovative news storytelling to serve local communities
Discovering revenue and business models that are sustainable and successful

Based on your understanding of our five focus areas, what expertise within those areas could you provide to the board of directors? *

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Candidates are assessed on their commitment to the organization’s principles and contribution to a healthy and representative mix of diversity to the Board. These attributes include:

Demographics: Gender, Age, Race and Ethnicity, etc.
Geographic representation
Career leadership experience in digital media, plus an understanding of industry needs at the intersection of journalism and technology
Strategic planning experience
Technology acumen
Organizational affiliation and diversity of media and technology represented
ONA membership type (professional, academic or associate)
Executive management experience
Access to resources and support for the organization / Fundraising ability and capacity
Availability for active participation

Based on the attributes above, what would be your strongest contributions to board diversity? *

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The ONA Board is a strategic board in that its key function is to set the strategic direction for the organization and govern the process versus other boards that take on more operational and planning functions. Candidates must demonstrate their access to resources and support for the organization, demonstrate they can fulfill the responsibilities of ONA board membership, and understand the ten essential responsibilities of nonprofit boards.

Based on the criteria above, please describe any related experience you have in board membership, nonprofit service and/or fundraising. *

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Nominees should demonstrate a history of service to ONA. Activities can include serving as an active member of a committee, event or initiative.

What’s your ONA and digital journalism story? Describe your involvement with ONA and in the industry at large. (Criteria #5) *

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Public Information

The remaining questions will also be used by the governance committee to determine your eligibility for the slate of board candidates for the 2024-25 term. However, this information will be public if you are selected to the board slate. Please write these questions as if you were writing to a general ONA member.

Please provide a bio written in third person and no longer than 200 words. Your bio will be published by ONA when the nominees are announced. Please note you are responsible for copy editing your bio. *

0/200 words

Describe your vision for the future of digital journalism. How would you reimagine the journalism industry? This information will be published on journalists.org. *

0/500 words

Additional Links

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Nominator Information

Please provide the contact information for the ONA member who is nominating you. Note: If your nominator does not complete the nomination form, your application will be incomplete and not considered. The nomation form can be found here. Incumbent board members do not need to be nominated.

Nominator First Name

Nominator Last Name

Nominator Email

Confirmations

I have read and reviewed the responsibilities of the ONA Board of Directors. *

I confirm.

I understand I will be asked to contribute directly to the organization’s fundraising drives and be prepared to make ONA my most significant annual charitable contribution. *

I confirm

I understand I do not receive complimentary passes and/or travel expenses to ONA events, programs and board meetings. *

I confirm

I understand I am required to participate in conference calls and attend two in-person board meetings at my own expense. *

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I have read, reviewed and copy edited this form. I have double-checked for errors and misspellings. I understand ONA will publish this information on its site as written with minor formatting changes. *

I confirm

I understand that my bio and description on why ONA members should vote for me will be posted publicly on my candidates page on the ONA site. *

I confirm