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“Why do you want to have a Board?” Importance of a Board Why have one? Gather expertise from people outside your staff team Have many voices represented to guide your organization Support for your senior leader Continuity and organizational memory during leadership transitions Many other reasons involving oversight, strategy, risk, etc. You have to, if you want to incorporate “Why do you want to have a Board?”
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Non-profit Governance Models/Board Types
“What’s the best fit for your organization?”
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Why have one?•Gather expertise from people outside your staff team
•Have many voices represented to guide your organization
•Support for your senior leader
•Continuity and organizational memory during leadership transitions
•Many other reasons involving oversight, strategy, risk, etc.
•You have to, if you want to incorporate
“Why do you want to have a Board?”
Importance of a Board
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If you incorporate, your governing body is a Board of Directors or Board of Trustees.
Whether or not your group is incorporated, a governing body is beneficial; it can play many important roles to enhance the impact of your work in the community.
Even if you don’t have a “Board”, you can use this toolkit to decide the role you want your governing body to play.
Importance of a Board
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Board plays different roles in organizations, and their roles are characterized by different Governance Models/Board Types.
Examples of organizational elements that determine your Governance Model/Board Type:•Size of your staff team•Skills/Expertise of your staff team•Number and Types of programs and services your offer
Governance Model/Board Types
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Your Governance Model/Board Type can evolve & change as your organizations grows and changes.
Governance Model/Board Types
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• Operating/Working Board• Policy Board • Policy Governance Board• Collective Board• Management Board • Constituent Representational Board• Traditional Board• Result-Based Board• Advisory Board
Resource Sheet 1-3: • Nonprofit Governance Models/Board Types 1 & 2• Characteristics of Key Governance Models
Governance Model/Board Types
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Operating/Working Board
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Policy Board
EDChair
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Policy Governance Board
FEEDBACK
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Collective Board
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Models are only half the picture; The effectiveness of a Board depends on both the Model/Type selected and the people on the Board.
Remember to look for:
Beyond Governance Model/Board Types
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General Board Member Duties
• Communication: Create open & transparent communications to the public, & between the organization and Members, funders, & stakeholder
• Policy Development: Establish the organization’s Mission, Vision, and overall direction
• Fiscal Responsibility: Ensure financial health of the organization• Human Resources Management: Performance management,
monitoring and evaluation • Risk Management: Succession planning• Operation: Direct organizational operations• Partnership: Reach out to create relations with diverse
stakeholders and communities
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1. Why is having a governing body important?
2. What organizational factors determine the model?
3. Name four of Governance Model/Board Types.
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