Welcome. This is CariClub Starboard — the place where nonprofit boards find the people who'll serve them. Your organization just got access, and you're the person who'll bring it to life. In the next three minutes, we'll show you what Starboard is, who shows up on it, and exactly what to do in your first hour. Nothing to figure out on your own.
Here's who shows up. Professionals from firms like KKR, Davis Polk, and Deloitte — companies that partner with CariClub so their people can step into nonprofit board service. Each applicant completes five assessments before you see them: leadership style, governance, finance, domain skills, and values. The match engine ranks their fit using plain labels — Exceptional, Strong, Good, Promising, Explore, or Stretch. No raw percentages.
When you sign in, this is your home. The sidebar on the left is your map — Listings for board seats you want to fill, Pipeline for reviewing applicants, Rooms for the workspaces where your board lives. You'll also find a Board Health Dashboard that scores governance quality across every boardroom you oversee. Let's walk through each, one at a time.
A listing is anything you want someone to apply to. Most of what you'll share are board roles — governing for fiduciary oversight, advisory for strategic counsel, associate for emerging leaders. You can also post events, mentorship experiences, and short-term programs. You stay in the driver's seat. Refine the skills, sectors, and experience you're hoping for — every detail you add helps candidates see the match score before they apply, so the people who reach you are already a fit. Pause new applications anytime. All at no cost to your nonprofit — partner firms make it possible.
When candidates apply, they land here — in your Pipeline. You and your fellow board members see everyone together: who applied, to what role, and how long they've been waiting. Click anyone for the full story — assessments, bio, fit label, the path they've taken. Sourced someone yourself? Upload them too — every candidate in one shared place. Move people through Reviewing, Engagement, Accepted, or Not Selected. Pipeline Analytics shows the funnel across all your listings — what's working, where to lean in.
Rooms are the workspaces around your listings. Each board tier has its own dedicated room — governing, advisory, and associate boards each get their own space. Each chapter has its own too: your NYC chapter and your other chapters work in separate rooms. Boardrooms are where formal board work happens — motions, documents, meeting prep, a members roster, and a room-temperature score tracking engagement, governance, and compliance. Settings lets you control access and privileges.
Clubrooms are different — same surface, different purpose. Anyone on Starboard can become a fan of your nonprofit, and your fan club is where they show up. People who care about your mission but aren't ready for a board role yet — this is how they stay close, share your events, and spread the word. Alumni clubs do the same for people who were once part of your org. Different tone. Same tools.
Last stop — your organization's profile. This is where every candidate first meets you. Logo, tagline, mission, sectors, social links — all in one drawer, four tabs, saved in one click. And bring your board with you — governing, advisory, associate — so everyone reviews candidates together, in one place. Sign in. Publish your first listing. Invite your board. You're ready.