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Thank you for your interest in becoming a Prospective Member of Chimorel’s Board of Directors. The journey ahead is filled with challenges, opportunities, more than one hundred ways to generate revenue, paths to support others and concepts which change lives.
First Let's Focus on You!
Again Thanks! Now let’s get to know each other a little better. Please send us a picture, your bio/resume and one thing that is important in your life using Contact Us. If you have time, tell us about a personal goal you want to achieve, your family, your business/career, something you would really like to change in the world. We are very conscious of your time, however, so if taking an hour or more is not feasible right now a picture, bio and something important is plenty. We will dive deeper later.
Step By Step
You are about to begin a series of steps which will teach you about Chimorel and engender a commitment. In this step by step process, you will: Tell us about yourself with your bio. Learn about our core values, Accept our Board Understanding. Register and confirm so we can stay in touch. Begin to invite other prospective Board members.
You most likely will commit to 25+ hours/yr as a Director. Completing the first four steps below can be done in 15 minutes, unless you decide to take a few side trips. Consider joining our Finance or Advisory Board where compensation is based on achievement or as a volunteer Voting member. In either case you start as a Prospective Board member and take additional steps to decide your intention. As you take these steps we spell out clearly what is expected maximize your use of time. You don’t need to read all the words. if you get the point skim to the stuff that makes things happen, like the Taking Your First Steps link below.
Take Your First Steps
As a Prospective Director you learn and reflect on your commitment to support others and make the world better. You can enhance your own life, as well. When we involve many people, we keep the burden lighter for each person, so inviting others is important. Below are five steps to engender your commitment and test the reality of becoming a Board member. They are easy. They are important.
1. Send us your Bio. See Warren’s Bio. Review Examples
2. Commit to our Core Values. Review
3. Review Board Understanding. Review
4. Register and Confirm. Explain Do It
5. Invite Prospective Directors. Review
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Warren's Bio
“I developed Chimorel in 1969 when watching hundreds, eventually thousands of kids, return to OYC (now the Ohio Department of Youth Services). It was heartbreaking, but the problems were in the community, not the institutions. Solutions had to be developed in the community. The thing about developing programs to save kids in a troubled world is if you don’t put the funding in place, nothing much is going to actually happen.”
In the institution there is little that can be done to offset the powerful forces that swirl around an impressionable or hardcore youngster when he/she goes home. His/her world may be filled with drugs, violence, hunger, squalor, gentile neglect, too much, too little, poor schools, bullies, free spirits and all the things that happen while our children are trying to grow up. Warren eventually decided that the best way to deal with these systemic problems is to design ways to help one family, one business, one employee, one child at a time and to ask one concerned citizen at a time to invite others to participate. At the moment you are that concerned citizen and you are invited.
Warren has counseled hundreds of individuals; taught thousands of students; helped hundreds more find jobs; assisted dozens of small businesses, corporations and nonprofit groups; hired, fired and trained scores of employees; and planned many, many programs – as various opportunities unfolded. Along the way he designed a plastic reclaim facility. He offered to purchase the Columbus Waste To Energy Facility and transform it into a recycling center by instituting a trash collection fee with free recycling in Columbus, Ohio. He developed a comprehensive recycling program (see the New Recycling Story) and has recycled thousands of computers. He has uncovered more than 2000 strategies to help individuals and organizations and has initiated a free Success Journey, which you can invite others to start at any time. He is willing to work with you to help set goals and solve problems when you are ready to make a serious commitment. You can learn to seek donations, start a business or change a life.
Warren has earned a living as a social worker, stock broker, financial planner, business consultant, adjunct professor, placement coordinator and investor.
He has made some money. He has built value for his family without money by using concepts you can discover, as you get more involved. He may volunteer to help people and organizations, but always expects a tangible result. He bills his time at $300/hr in ways that even the poorest homeless person can afford. He initiates projects that pay the bills, but sets aside time to continuously develop Chimorel. Today he is semi-retired, but may still spend 12+ hour days on a variety of Chimorel projects.
Warren and his beautiful wife lived in a nice home they remodeled together. She has now moved on to a better place. His children are grown. One’s a CPA. The other’s an engineer and computer project manager. Born in 1942, Warren’s not yet ready to actually retire. He has now acquired the Chimorel Sancturary in Delaware, OH and you are invited to find peace, inspiration and empowerment imbued with a sense of adventure, while you make decisions to enhance your life and improve the world.
There is still time to make many good things happen. Will you join him as he continues to do something about those kids who kept returning, the world they live in, and the challenges you face in your life? Perhaps together we can enable Chimorel to continue to support thousands of people even after we both have found a quiet place to rest.
Example 1 Former Director
Example 1 enjoys unearthing hidden treasures in individuals with previous negative influences which continue to affect their daily living limiting their personal growth and opportunity to see God’s plan for their lives. When life bears down on you or you feel out of control, she suggests you relinquish all concerns and lift them to ‘Him’, giving God what truly is His anyway.
Currently Example 1 is a deleted who utilizes her previous experience as an instructor in special ed to recognize customers fiscal and nonverbal financial needs. Her desire to educate is foremost in her overall evaluation and assessment to provide an effective long- term resolution to your current concerns. For example, helping an elderly couple remain in their home for the duration of her husband’s declining health and death providing the husband peace of mind, knowing his wife of 50+ years would be taken care of financially and able to remain in their home after his death.
Her central focus remains to support and educate customers to prevent them from being taken advantage of financially, insuring any financial decisions have been fully analyzed.
Example 2 Former Director & Officer
Example 2 creates and develops. He has successfully operated a ski lodge and restaurant, increasing gross revenues 50% in 1992. He designed and built a time share resort in Vermont, creating a business value of $2.5 million, acting as general contractor and generating a weekly sales record of $450,000. He created a successful private urban school in New York City with 250 children, 27 staff and an annual budget of $700,000/yr. This school was sold to the United Nations. He managed a merger and acquisition program which took over a public corporation and found a new board of directors. As the plant manager for Anchor Hocking Glass in Lancaster, OH he increased production 10% each year over more than ten years.
Example 2‘s extensive accomplishments in production, finance, marketing and sales management with Fortune 500 companies in four different industries is only the beginning. He is currently an deleted agent, is designing a recreational and housing complex and is opening doors for Chimorel. His extensive contacts have helped us locate our first real estate venture.
Example 2 has his BS in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University, was a First Lieutenant in the US Army, holds his Series 6, 26 and 63 licenses and his Life/Health and Property/Casualty Licenses.
Example 3 Former Director
Example 3 gladly accepted and is living his calling to disciple individuals in business, government, academia, media and the church by educating, equipping, encouraging and engaging Disciples of Christ to take their faith into the world and marketplace in a tangible, practical and visible way.
Example 3 currently serves as a full-time Leader, Trainer, Facilitator and Marketer with deleted. Deleted is a whole life career calling and counseling ministry. Deleted is a Biblically-based sales and marketing training company.
Example 3 served as a Career Advisor, Senior Lead Advisor and Vice President of Client Services for an international career management firm. He personally advised over 700 clients, oversaw the activities of other Advisors and trained new Midwest Advisors on effective computer utilization in day-to-day activities. Dave served on a five-member team which evaluated and implemented new and ongoing divisional training for Career Advisors in over 30 cities.
Example 3 has also served as Director of Marketing and Sales for a national restaurant and catering chain, Sales Trainer for a national independent sales training company, Sales/Support and Business Manger for a national telecommunications company, and Departmental Sales Manager for a regional food brokerage company. He was nationally recognized for developing and implementing an innovative national first marketing coup, along with the company CEO and owners, which led to an exclusive brand alliance among two restaurant chains. This coup resulted in an immediate sales increase 15% above the previous year.
Example 3 is certified as a Career Development Facilitator by the National Career Development Association, a division of the American Counseling Association. He has a BA in Business and Marketing, deleted; as well as, additional formal training from 3M School of Sales; Corporate Performance Systems, Wilson Learning; and Sandler Sales Systems. Example 3 serves as an M.B.A Student Coach for Franklin University and as an Executive Advisor for two Ohio companies.
Example 3 lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife and their four children. Example 3 is an active member of deleted in Columbus, where he served as an original team member of the Career Management and Support Ministry. His passion is to equip others to understand and embrace how best to represent Christ in the world, and effectively examine life circumstances through an understanding of how a Biblical Worldview can be used for positive change.
Example 4 Former Director & Officer
Example 4 earned his B.S. degree from deleted in 1979, with an accounting major and economics minor. Upon graduation, he joined Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. (now KPMG) as an audit department staff accountant. He became a Pennsylvania CPA and over a four year period served both privately held and publicly traded clients in insurance, real estate, manufacturing, and energy service industries before leaving public accounting to enroll in graduate school.
In 1983, Example 4 entered The Ohio State University graduate school of business and earned his MBA degree. Upon graduation, he joined AccuRay Corporation Controller’s department as an Operating Planning Manager. He later held the position of Finance Manager for the U.S. Service Division. In 1989, he left AccuRay for SIG Combibloc, Inc., an aseptic food packaging manufacturer and division of a Switzerland based $ 2 billion food packaging systems supplier.
During twelve years with SIG Combibloc, Example 4 progressed from Cost Accounting Manager to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in the Columbus based North American headquarters. He left SIG Combibloc and is currently Vice President, Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary for deleted, a general contractor specializing in deleted.
Example 4 is a member of the Construction Financial Management Association, the Institute of Management Accountants, and the American Institute of CPAs. He is also Vice President of the central Ohio chapter of Financial Executives International, soon-to-be deleted Education Foundation President, and past President for the Board of Trustees of Youth Advocate Services.
Coming to this section probably means you are ready to get serious about becoming a Prospective Board member. If you are still pondering, Return To Become A Director.
1. Write Your Bio Examples
The first step is to write your bio. You may have already seen Warren’s bio. Your bio can be a brief statement that shares your philosophy and gives your background. We will post your bio on our website once you join our Board. We would prefer you to share your life objectives, background, philosophy and commitment to Chimorel, but you can just send a resume if you want.
Your bio might start with things that are important to you and how you see Chimorel being a part of these things. Then talk about your skills, talents and achievements. Perhaps you might finish with a message to those who will read your bio. After you have written your bio, email it to the address under Contact Us.
Click the link above or scroll up for 4 examples.
Chimorel’s Core Values can be summed up with the following headings: Mission, Integrity, Nothing Comes for Free, Goal Setting / Action Steps, Help Anyone Who Wants Help, Resource Development, Financial Planning, Willingness to Risk and Sources of Strength. Click the link above to review an expanded version of our core principles.
3. Understand Board Guidelines
As part of its commitment to meet various federal and Better Business Bureau guidelines, and as part of our desire to ensure our board and officers understand the principles we operate under, Board members are expected to periodically affirm Chimorel’s Conflict of Interest Policy, our Core Principles and an understanding that Chimorel is a charitable organization. You are encouraged to review our Conflict of Interest Policy by clicking the link to the left. Below is the Understanding you will agree to. You can copy, paste, sign, date and email the Understanding below now or do so in response to you will receive.
Board Understanding
I have reviewed a copy of Chimorel’s Conflict of Interest Policy and its Core Principles. I have read, understand and agree to comply with this policy and to abide by Chimorel’s Core Principles.
I understand that Chimorel is a charitable organization that must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt activities in order to maintain its federal tax-exempt status.
Signed _______________________ Date __/__/__
If you have time now, review the Conflict of Interest Policy, ask questions about our Core Principles, discuss with Warren any concerns. As the Executive Director, Warren retains a veto over any decision acting against these Core Principles. We anticipate that you will be be committed to these Core Principles, just as the original and subsequent Board Members have been.
The next step makes you a registered Prospective Director. Click the register and confirm link above. Provide your name, email and phone. Type in the name of the person who invited you to become a Director. Click the Prospective Director check box. Click submit.
Almost immediately (depending on the server speed), you will receive an email inviting you to confirm your registration. Go to this email. Open it. Click the link to confirm. Yes, you need to open our message in your email account and confirm. Many good things will now happen. This link goes to our free Success Journey, which has not yet been transferred to our new site. For now you register by sending us your picture, bio and something important.
- You have just started our Board Training Program, which, at your option can include our “free” Success Journey.
- You will be able to invite others to start their “free” Success Journey by sending them to this link. Put this link in your favorites when this section has been transferred.
- You are now a registered Prospective Director.
- You will receive invitations to future Board meetings.
- You will receive an email confirming your status as a registered Prospective Director. Read this email.
- You will begin to receive other emails which enable you to learn more. If you are busy at the time you receive an email, put it in your Chimorel folder (yes, you should create one) and pursue your training when you have a moment or two.
- You will step in to our process to set and accomplish goals. If you have time, you can begin immediately by clicking Create Your Action Plan. This will take you to our Commitments page, which includes developing your Action Plan.
5. Invite Prospective Directors
Inviting People is both a privilege and a responsibility. Inviting Prospective Directors is definitely a step up. You are expected to replace yourself on the board or committee you choose to join before life happens and you suddenly must withdraw? At the Invite People section below we discuss What Kind of People Make Good Directors and give you suggestions to help invite people who could become Prospective Directors.
Inviting people to get involved is also a significant time saver. Competent board members are always busy people with limited time availability. When you invite four others to help, there are now five people involved in what it would take one person much more time to do. Think about what we just said. If you make it your primary initial task to invite others, you can reduce your time involvement dramatically.
To support the process of inviting people we provide the following tools: Who Should We Invite? Brief Invitation. 7 Page Board Invitation. 6 Page Membership Explanation. x Page Program Explanation. 7 Page Case Statement & Feasibility Study. Elements of a Dynamic Nonprofit. Fund Raising Work Plan. How Does a Nonprofit Raise Money? Click the link above to gain an understanding of our needs and make the process of inviting people relatively easy.
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As you know, inviting people to become Prospective Directors is both a privilege and a responsibility. It is also a little uncomfortable, especially as a new Prospective Director yourself. So don’t invite people to become a Prospective Director, just invite them to learn about Chimorel.
As you explore this area, you are experiencing Chimorel’s step by step system, designed to test reality and to lead to higher involvement. So far the steps have been relatively easy: Write a Bio. Understand our Core Principles & certain Guidelines. Register & Confirm. Each step leads to a slightly higher commitment and a way to understand more about what you and others can do to support people.
This final step, Inviting People, is definitely a step up. Will you eventually replace yourself on the board or committee you choose to join? This is a significant responsibility and it ensures an ongoing broad based level of support for Chimorel’s future. We believe this is a reasonable expectation. Just remember, don’t invite people to become Prospective Board members, just invite them to learn about Chimorel, then the right people will percolate up to the top and most likely Warren will do the actual inviting.
When you have a family emergency, a business crisis or some other reason which requires you to step aside at least temporarily, that is the wrong moment to be concerned with replacing yourself, but it leaves a gap in Chimorel’s ability to make decisions or carry out your responsibilities.
Let’s develop the pool to make this commitment easy – invite several people who could replace you now. Support them as they learn about Chimorel. You will develop people to support Chimorel as your busy life continues and we will be able to support more people because of you.
We need seven Voting Directors who do not have financial ties to Chimorel, as well as, an unlimited number of Prospective Directors, Advisory and Finance directors and Committee Members. There are countless opportunities, goals to achieve and problems to solve. The more strong leaders you invite, the more we can do.
Below we help you understand our needs and make the process of inviting people relatively easy. We also give you some insight about a variety of ways to get involved.
Who Can Chimorel Support?
The key word is motivated. The M in Chimorel stands for motivated. Chimorel is willing to support anyone, but we wait until you (generic) really want something before we spend a lot of time.
This is really important. If you don’t want to support others or don’t want something for yourself enough to take real action steps, no one has enough resources to actually enhance your life.
Who Can Support Chimorel?
Once again, we are looking for committed (motivated) people who take an active role to make things happen. These people may have strengths and skills in the following areas.
Marketing, grant research and writing, real estate acquisition, nonprofit legal and accounting, program development and implementation, nonprofit fund raising, security registration and marketing, banking and finance.
Specific program areas include: career development, job search, debt reduction, welfare, rehabilitation, property renovation & management, recycling, business consulting, business incubation, nonprofit development, client assistance, scholarships, education, coaching and much more that enables a person to demonstrate genuine care/concern, to listen and to guide as people develop and implement action plans to enhance their lives and change the world.
Now, regarding that committed person taking an active role to make things happen. As you are experiencing, we anticipate that the people who get involved with Chimorel will explore this section of our website. They decide that Chimorel is the kind of mission they want to support. When they are ready they can become a prospective board member willing to role up their sleeves and make real things happen.
Invite People Tool Box
Who Should We Invite?
Simple Invitation | Notify Chimorel | Brief Board Invitation
Board Covenant
Elements of a Dynamic Organization
8 Page Board Introduction
6 Page Membership Explanation
4 Page Program Explanation
Case Statement & Feasibility Study
Fund Raising Work Plan
How Does a Nonprofit Raise Funds?
Action Plan & Scripts
We make a significant effort to minimize and diversify the time it takes to learn about Chimorel. At the same each time effective Board Member will invest enough time to be able to actually make things happen and understand his/her Chimorel responsibilities.
We Do Value Your Time
Thank you for your time thus far. Everything we do at Chimorel starts with setting goals. We test these goals against reality, then develop action plans to implement the goals. We are about to give you a brief demonstration of this goal setting process.
If you read Become a Director without following the links, you may invest 2-10 minutes. If you register, confirm and follow many of the links, you may invest an hour or more. We value this volunteer time at $50/hr. If you earn less than $50/hr, we just “gave you a raise.” If you earn more than $50/hr, no demotion intended. It is important for you realize Chimorel has chosen to abide by the Better Business Bureau’s Standard requiring its Voting Directors to serve without compensation.
Although Voting Board members serve as volunteers, their time is one of the most valuable resources they provide to Chimorel. Our intention is to place a value which demonstrates a real contribution as you make a minimum commitment to Chimorel.
Because there is a lot to learn, you might want to set a goal of say 25 hours to learn about Chimorel. Here is a Learn Quickly option. It should take most competent leaders less than 15 minutes to scan this option. Below, we provide another option, to develop an Action Plan to achieve a goal. Now let’s test reality for this goal setting process.
Attending Chimorel Board meetings will mean a minimum time commitment of about 8 hours/year (4 meetings at 1 hour + 1 hour preparation = 2 hours/meeting). When it comes to actual Board meetings we value your time at approximately $1200/year. Raise intended. You could spend another 25+ hours learning about Chimorel and helping us develop resources. As noted, when you get to the Commitment and Action Plan section, you will discover we value Board meeting time at a much higher value.
Grant makers, foundations and related funding agencies frequently place a serious value on your time investment. We most certainly do.
What Just Happened?
The first thing that just happened was we suggested tentative a goal: Become a Board member making an annual time commitment of 25+ hours. (Action Verb: Become. $ amount: 25+ hours / $1250+. Time Frame: annual). If you are not yet ready to attend Board meetings, we will explore other alternatives when you get to the Do Menu.
In the process we tested your goal against reality: Perhaps, you make a minimum commitment to be at and prepare for each Board meeting, investing about 8 hours in the next year? We tested reality again: You spend much of your 25 hours/yr learning about Chimorel and developing resources. The first test is a minimum commitment. If you can’t attend 4 board meetings each year, your focus should not be Board meeting attendance. As before, there are other alternatives coming. The second test is desirable, but will vary depending on many other things happening in your life and your focus as a Prospective Board Member.
We finished with achieving your goal. You made the commitment (Action Step) and are a Prospective Board member. If you haven’t written and sent us your bio or registered yet, now is a good time. We also hinted that we value your Board meeting involvement at a higher rate.
Accept Responsibilities
As you may know, Chimorel’s modus operandi is to set goals, test reality and develop action plans to make the goals happen. As part of your learning about Chimorel and making commitments to develop Chimorel’s resources, we will walk through a goal setting process similar to that which our clients follow.
You have personal, business or nonprofit goals you want to achieve, perhaps even problems you want to solve. We will support you to achieve those goals and solve those problems. Keep track of the time you spend as a Board member. It can cover at least part of the cost for higher level memberships and programs.
Notice the Learn Menu, Do Menu and Learn Quickly links below. Learn Quickly link is the fastest way to learn things a board member needs to know about Chimorel. The Learn Menu provides a more comprehensive learning alternative. The Do Menu enables you make things happen now.
Board Responsibilities
We seek committed Board members who will take an active role in making things happen. The commitments you make, the goals you set and the active role you play will have a direct impact on our ability to achieve our mission and to develop the resources needed to help thousands of people over the coming years.
Chimorel’s new aspirational mission is to empower motivated people of all ages who have visions to transform themselves and improve the world.
Our old school mission is to support motivated individuals and organizations as they achieve goals and solve problems, thus enhancing each nation’s productivity, one life at a time.
When you complete our Learn Quickly training you will have already come a long way. You may not have time to undertake a comprehensive learning program at the moment or to begin to actually make things happen. If so, you can stop now and come back later.
If you still have twenty minutes or so, let’s move on to developing Action Plans. The Action Plan you develop will go beyond learning about Chimorel. You will make specific commitments to help us accomplish our mission. If you are not yet ready to make specific commitments and your time is limited, now is a good time to take a break. If you still have some time, click the Learn Menu to continue learning about Chimorel. If you are eager to start making things happen, click the Do Menu.
Again, welcome to the opportunity. Are you ready to help us achieve our mission?
