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2021 Pillar Award for Community Service: Nonprofit Board Executive of the year
Bill Priemer has been the board chair of business Volunteers Unlimited since June 2019 after serving nearly six years as a board member. Priemer, CEO of Hyland, was asked by a colleague to join the board, and he knew immediately what a large responsibility it would be. Despite the challenge, he has been a coalition builder from the very start of his service.
He is a service master, serving on boards of all sizes, getting fledgling boards up and running. His love of community service permeates through Hyland with days of service, paid time off for service days and a huge community engagement footprint. Priemer blends his love of nonprofit excellence and community engagement with his service at BVU. He currently is leading BVU through the development of the organization’s strategic plan, which aims to grow business engagements to 500 by 2023. Additionally, he co-leads development and fundraising of BVU’s Community Impact Fund in 2021, with the goal of expanding the reach of BVU’s Skill CONNECT program. Five months in, the campaign is at 44 percent to goal. His impact on the board at BVU cannot be overstated, from good governance to endowment funds raised. After nearly three decades of connecting businesses and nonprofits in Northeast Ohio, BVU has its finger on the pulse of community engagement, volunteerism and nonprofit governance.
Its board and staff have shown incredible dedication to its mission, pulling together to keep the organization strong through the last year.
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“We had somebody who could dedicate their time and energy to an initiative that we just weren’t ready for from an internal standpoint.” — Ron Soeder, Former President, Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland
“We get someone of exceptional quality at an amount that we can afford. We can focus on projects that are high priority that we don’t have the professional resources to complete.” —Jean Polster, Former President and CEO of Neighborhood Family Practice
“I wouldn’t have been able to fill the position, hire somebody who had the depth and breadth of knowledge and have the ability to truly be an independent and functioning person. I wouldn’t have been able to afford that level of person.” — Melanie Hogan, executive director of LEAP
Fellows help nonprofits build capacity, grow strategically and ultimately, have a broader impact on the community. Here’s How It Works.
Step 1: Identify the Need
With guidance from BVU, the nonprofit will identify and outline the strategic project and skills required. The nonprofit will complete a project request form.
Step 2: Recruitment
BVU will recruit, screen and interview candidates to learn more about their background, skills and fit for the project.
Step 3: Selection
The nonprofit will interview candidates from BVU and make their selection.
Step 4: Engagement
BVU will bring together the nonprofit and candidate to review project details and finalize the engagement.