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The nonprofit governing board has been described as an ineffective group of effective people. Trustees are recruited for their stature, skills or connections, and then are not fully engaged. Why do nonprofits so broadly fail to use their boards wisely? And how might they do better? We will look at four interrelated areas: membership (including recruitment, development, self-assessment), process (including structure, meetings), capacity, and fiduciary issues.
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Nonprofit Boards & Effective Governance January 25, 2012
Sam Frank Synthesis Partnership
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Nonprofit Boards & effective governance
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Overview
Fiduciary responsibilities
Common issues / essential tools
Variations
FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT
SELF-PERPETUATION
STRATEGY / PLANNING HIRING / ASSESSING CEO
FUNDRAISING
MEMBERSHIP
CAPACITY
STRUCTURE & PROCESS
Cultivation
Orientation Nomination
Service Plan Self Assessment
Reappointment
Recruitment Committees Meetings Policies / Procedures Retreats Work Process
Leadership
Board Size Fundraising
Board Development
CONSORTIA MULTI-TIER BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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Areas of Interest
Is there some aspect of nonprofit governance you would especially like to have addressed today?
Please use the question box to respond (now or at any time during the webinar)
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Fiduciary responsibilities
One definition ���of a nonprofit board—���an ineffective group ���of effective people
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Financial oversight Fundraising Strategy / Planning Hiring & assessing the CEO Self-perpetuation
Fiduciary responsibilities
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Fiduciary responsibilities
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Cultivation Nomination Orientation Individual Service Plan Self Assessment Reappointment
Common Issues Membership
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Common Issues Membership
Cultivation Nomination Orientation Individual Service Plan Self Assessment Reappointment
Nomination to the Board of Trustees
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Nominee:
Nominated by: Expertise Geography Interest
Area
Nominee profile compared to profile of current members For each person, check as many boxes as applicable Current board term name La
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2007-10 Trustee A 2007-10 Trustee B 2007-10 Trustee C 2007-10 Trustee D 2008-11 Trustee E 2008-11 Trustee F 2008-11 Trustee G 2008-11 Trustee H 2009-12 Trustee I 2009-12 Trustee J 2009-12 Trustee K 2009-12 Trustee L Nominee
Who is the nominee? (brief description of the nominee in relation to the profile categories above; include any knowledge you have of the nominee’s participation on other boards) What important qualities will the nominee bring to the board? Do you have direct experience with the nominee in a situation of group deliberation ? If so, please describe What is this nominee’s capability to contribute financially and to provide access to major contributors? What other information do you feel would be valuable for us to know about this nominee?
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Cultivation Nomination Orientation Individual Service Plan Self Assessment Reappointment
Common Issues Membership
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Common Issues Membership
Cultivation Nomination Orientation Individual Service Plan Self Assessment Reappointment
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Cultivation Nomination Orientation Individual Service Plan Self Assessment Reappointment
Common Issues Membership
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Common Issues Structure & Process
Board Policies and Procedures Role of the Board Structure of the Board • Members • Officers • Committees • Committee Membership Nomination Process Expectations for Trustees Deliberations and Decisions Financial Policies and Procedures Human Resource Policies and
Procedures Board Development Meetings Evaluations
Recruitment Policies and procedures Committees Meetings Retreats
Work process
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Recruitment Policies and procedures Committees Meetings Retreats
Work process
Common Issues Structure & Process
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Common Issues Structure & Process: Meetings
Agenda January 25, 2012
Consent agenda 5 minutes
Item Action Minutes of previous meeting Approval Finance Committee report Approve budget changes Development Committee report Approve position descriptions Committee on Trustees Approve new board development
program Approve changes to trustee manual
Discussion agenda 15 minutes Executive Director’s report Discuss flagged issues
Meeting topic 30 minutes Governance as leadership
Other Business 10 minutes - Old - New - Announcements
Roundtable evaluation of meeting Review of actions from meeting Adjourn
Contents of pre-meeting packet Meeting agenda Minutes of previous meeting Executive Director’s report Finance committee report Development committee report Board development program Proposed changes to trustee manual
Recruitment Policies and procedures Committees Meetings Retreats
Work process
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Leadership Board development Board size Fundraising
Common Issues Capacity
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Executive committee Advisory board Consortia
Variations Multi-tier Boards
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