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The Family Business Center’s board of advisors provides oversight, support, ideas, and counsel.

A board member's company must be a member in good standing of the Loyola Family Business Center.

EXPECTATIONS OF THE BOARD 

ADVISE 
Contribute skills, expertise, and guidance to help the center achieve goals and strategic plans. 

ENGAGE 
Leverage skills, expertise and networks to support engagement among peers and with the affiliated schools: Quinlan School of Business, School of Law, and School of Social Work. 

EXPECTATIONS OF BOARD MEMBERS 

SHOW UP 

  • Attend four meetings per year. Meetings typically occur the first Wednesday of Feb/May/Aug/Nov between the hours of 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (CT). Two meetings are virtual (Q1, Q3) and two are in-person (Q2, Q4). 
  • Attend at least one member event per year. 
  • Attend committee meetings as called (typically no more than four per year). 
  • Make sure you are receiving FBC eblasts. 
  • Like and follow our social media posts: LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter. 

STEP UP 

  • Know our offerings.
  • Support fair and continued access to resources that support our mission and vision: staffing, synergies, setup, supplies 
  • Support Follett gift engagement.
  • Follet Fellow: Suggest families to highlight. 
    • Suggest and solicit family business curriculum “must haves.” 
    • Ensure strong relations with Loyola/Quinlan/Hub. 
  • Support relations with the Dean of Quinlan.
    • Suggest items for when the chair/director meet 2x per year 
    • Interact when the dean attends board meetings (typically 1x per year). 
    • Suggest connection points within our niche (i.e. panel moderation). 
  • Forward eblasts to your family members. 
  • Share and comment on social media posts. 

STAND UP 

  • Share who we are and what we do with your own family and network to help elevate the visibility of our community. 
  • Help us match your family members to the most relevant center resources. 
  • Suggest new members and family engagement ideas. 
  • Suggest and explore collaborations with other organizations and strategic partners. 
  • Forward eblasts to your family business friends. 
  • If you are comfortable with social media, post on our behalf. 

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