The Neurodiversity Foundation is seeking for new boardmembers, ambassadors, wisdom council advisors, ND Pride national organizers, Friends and Fundraisers. If you are reading this, you have been prioritised for the next round. Congratulations! 

Due to the very large amount of applications (much more than 300 applicants), and the amazing talent in that pool of applicants, the Neurodiversity foundation has decided to:

• …Proceed the selection process with the understanding that the talent that presented itself is of a high quality that supports enlarging the opportunities for those who applied, in scope and amount of seats. We were very impressed with the high level of skill, heart, brainpower and commitment shown in the applications and look forward to the conversations.
• …Select for 5 Boardmembers (instead of 1-3, based on allround capacity), as well as select for 15 Wisdom Council Advisors,  (based on individual merits, gathering 4x a year), 6 Fundraisers and select for a unknown amount of Ambassadors (based on individual merit, often work independently within their field of focus) as well as several ND Pride national organizers (in countries that are new to the annual day celebrating neurodivergent people).
• …Earlier planned selection efforts for a separate campaign seeking Ambassadors and Advisors, will be cancelled, we aim to invite people from this pool for all roles as we are fully convinced that this pool has all the talents we seek for.
• …Start all conversations with applicants with the possibility to invite applicants for each of the roles, unless applicant clearly opts-out of any of these opportunities.
• …Aim to have had all conversations with applicants, and complete selection process up till the ‘foundational birthday’ (februari 15 2025). Which appears a much more ambitious goals, in light of the very large amount of applicants. Director may be alotted more time for this task, if needed, to ensure a solid process.
• …Provide questions upfront that may be asked, while remaining flexible in the conversation and where it leads towards. The questions are mentioned, below. The foundation will also provide crucial documents, shared below, so that applicants can prepare themselves in the way that works for them.
• …Conversations about internships, will be moved till a date after the selection stage for the current key roles, prioritising this selection process to other options.

Documents to help you prepare

This page may help you prepare the conversation with the Director and/or Chair, or to get to know the organization better. In our conversation, we prefer to ‘jump in’, and get to know about you (the applicant) rather than introduce ourselves or retell information that can be reviewed or read in the list below. We are thankful for your willingness to prepare yourself, getting the information about us, that helps us get into a productive conversation quickly.    

Material provided:

1. Link to description of the roles Ambassador, Wisdom Council Advisor, Boardmember, ND Pride National Organizer in the foundation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13t6x_zajC6IvZ-P2j3znoZ5MSNngw2yUqk8er-6QcTI/edit?usp=sharing
2. Link to Founding Statement from 2018: https://neurodiversiteit.nl/about-us/
3. Link to monthly updates since 2016: https://neurodiversiteit.nl/history
4. Link to recent interview Director (Tjerk): https://www.nbcc.co.uk/news/412-interview-tjerk-feitsma-founder-of-neurodiversity-foundation
5. Link to recent slidedeck: https://neurodiversiteit.nl/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Neurodiversity-Foundation-slide-deck-2024-2025.pdf
6.  A link to commonly used phrases and their meanings in the foundation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U2d14UXIuK3ni5Xk2ZF2vVVEfG4DWDY_imPZdkejctk/edit?usp=sharing
7.  A link to the Vision, Goals, Mission, Projects, Departmental Subgoals, Paused projects:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z-xSFBvT4sBOOMTtFG6KTfhhmLv0y0AnlWNmQePHYkc/edit?usp=sharing
8. A list of things we wish to improve in the organization in the upcoming 2 years and more: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e9XMg1Ewa-Jqj7As3nMageUaqYjZ1gdm3DuHpQnSk3M/edit?usp=sharing
9. Relevant Websitelinks: https://neurodiversityprideday.com, https://neurodiversiteit.nl, https://autvinder.nl, https://neurodiversityeducationacademy.org
10. Manual for new Neurodiversity Pride national coordinators: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VXxHstC5jg5KyWv3RrbLAs4KCw9zQGM5fovkQh0yl7o/edit?usp=sharing
11. Link to video interview director: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKIxTY_1fGQ&ab_channel=accessiBe
12. Link to session of Chair (Lana), (it’s not about the specific info, we just understand that many people feel more comfortable after they  hear others talk before starting a conversation): https://youtu.be/Fz6xUNHmQ0w
13. Links to our Social media channels: the most relevant ones can be found in the menu

Questions that may be part of the conversation: 

• Tell us about neurodivergence in your life
• Tell us who you in your own words. 
• What should the world look like, if we make it better?
• Why are you chosing us, the Neurodiversity Foundation, to help with your support? 
• We have much more candidates for the roles than available boardmember seats. If you are not selected, but the person that is selected needs your advice, input, in general “your help”: It’s okay to say no, but are you a person that would be available to help, even if you did not get the seat in the board?
• Why or what is your focus/motivation/enthusiasm in neurodiversity and/or neurodivergence?
• Why are you, according to yourself suitable for these important roles?
• Which of these roles would be the best match and why?  
• What would you like to achieve in your role?
• How would you like to achieve that? 
• What is something you can do well (ideally pertaining to the task or area of focus relevant to the task) 
• What is something you cannot do well (related to the preferred role)
• How do you think you can help the organization in your role? 
• What is your own experience (…. in finances, organizational development, network, other)
• What did I forget to ask, but is important to you (and us) to have said or shared. 
• Tell us about the amount of time/energy/capacity you have. Also share if there are important (ND) things, that impact that, and things we should accomodate for to support your ability to perform. 
• For Organizational Development boardmembers and ambassadors: What are your ideas for improving the organization? What role can you have in these steps forward?
• For Organizational Development boardmembers and ambassadors: How do you think the organization can grow (‘grow’ could mean geographically, depth of scope, size of organization, effectiveness/efficience, professionality, or any other interpretation) in the best way, and how can you support this wish. 
• For Network boardmembers and ambassadors: What are your ideas to support the organization using your network and skills? 
• For Network boardmembers and ambassadors: How can you help in our goals to make ND Pride a UN World Calendar supported day?
• For Network boardmembers and ambassadors: In which areas of your network do you think we have to make a step forward? 
• For Finances boardmembers and ambassadors: What are your ideas for making sure the organization has enough monetary means to support our projects and grow? Beyond advice, how can you help the foundation get there? 
• For Finances boardmembers and ambassadors: How can you contribute in making the organization in the finances or legal area, more professional, or more effective in its goals, by using your knowledge and skills?
• Fundraisers & Financial Teammembers: questions are decided by boardmember Ana. 
• For ND Pride National Organizers: What do you think, you can achieve for ND Pride 2025 in your country?