Post on 21-Jan-2017
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Is Your Board Built For Maximum Impact?
Great Nonprofits Have Great Boards
“Get the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats.”
- Jim Collins Good to Great
How Do You Do It?
• Reaffirm your Mission, Vision, Values• Identify 3-5 Key Strategies to pursue• Identify the organizational gaps between now
and the desired future• Determine what is need from the board • Recruit board candidates strategically • Embrace and adopt Best Practices
Critical Elements• Having a clear strategic plan• Identifying, qualifying, and recruiting the “right” candidates• Clarifying expectations, orienting and immediately engaging
new directors in board work
• Assigning an experienced board member as a mentor to each new one
• Maintaining high-touch with the new director as he/she begins their service
Critical Elements• Fulfilling their fiduciary duties• Conducting effective meetings• Holding the CEO and board
members accountable• Conducting periodic
assessments of• The organization• The board• Each director• The CEO
Some Boards Are Not Ready…• However, some boards are not put
together for maximum impact:– Skills and talents do not align with
strategy– Too many friends and family involved– A lack of skill set and experiential
diversity– Too many like-minded thinkers– A lack of passion for the cause– Too few gifted with critical thinking
skills
How To Build a Great Board• Update or create a 3 year
strategic plan• Look for good candidates all
year long• Maintain a list of potential
directors• Don’t wait until year-end to
begin searching• Find candidates who bring skills,
connections, and experiences that complement the strategy
How To Build a Great Board– Fully brief candidates on why they are
being considered and clarify expectations—no surprises!• Attendance • Donations • Skills or relationships to be leveraged
– Provide in-depth orientation for new directors, ie• Key issues facing the agency • How the board works and its relationship
with the CEO• Established board protocols, practices,
procedures
How To Build a Great Board– Provide in-depth orientation for new directors, ie• Key issues currently facing the agency • How the board works and its relationship with the CEO• Established board policies, practices, protocols
Orientation and Training
1. Why2. Roles3. Operations4. Funding5. Impact
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