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Ensuring Effective Nonprofit Board Meetings (Because That’s When Governance Happens)
6/23/16 1pm Eastern
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Our guest presenter »Simone Joyaux, ACFRE @spjoyaux • Author of Keep Your Donors, Strategic Fund Development, Firing Lousy Board Members
• Chairs the Board of Directors of Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
• Chairs the Advisory Board of the Centre for Sustainable Philanthropy at Plymouth University in the U.K.
• Masters instructor at Saint Mary’s University
Doboardmee*ngsright…Becausethat’swhengovernance
happens.
SimoneP.Joyaux,ACFRE,AdvDipJoyauxAssociates
www.simonejoyaux.com
First:ThefundamentalconceptsThenboardmee*ngs
1. Defininggovernance2. Dis1nguishingbetweenboardandboardmember
3. Conceptofthecollec1ve4. Jobdescrip1onoftheboard,thecollec1ve
SeetheFreeDownloadLibraryonmywebsiteforjobdescrip9onsandmore!
Second:TheboardThenboardmee*ngs
1. Whatmakesgroups–thecollec1ve/theboard–effec1ve?
2. Whatmakesgroups–thecollec1ve/theboard–ineffec1ve?
3. Whatkindofknowledge,exper1se,experienceneedstobewithinthecollec1ve–thatboard–tobeeffec1ve?
Third:HowthegroupworksThenboardmee*ngs
Governanceistheprocesswherebyagroupensuresthehealthandeffec1venessofthecorpora1on(for-profitornonprofit).Buthowdoesagroupdothis?
1. Reviewinforma1on.Exploretrendsandimplica1ons.
2. Converse(notdiscuss).SeeConversa9onhandoutinmywebsitelibrary.
3. Some1mesdecide.(Unanimityisnotgood.Unityofvoiceisrequiredonceadecisionismade.)
Fourth:Dothejob!Atboardmee*ngs
Opera1onalizejobdescrip1onofboardattheboardmee1ng.
• Lotsof“ensuringandassuringthat…”
• Butwithoutintrudinginmanagement.
• Morelikethe30,000-footlevel.
• Excellentfacilita1onabsolutelyessen1al!
Seetheboardjobdescrip9onintheFreeDownloadLibraryonmywebsite.Andinafewmoreslides,seespecific
examples.
Preparingfortheboardmee*ng
1. Whodevelopstheagenda?
2. Dowewantmostlyreportsorlotsofconversa1onsorwhat?
3. Whatdoestheboardneedtolearnandunderstand?
4. WhatisjustFYI?
5. Lookattheboard’sjobdescrip1on!!SeetheFreeDownloadLibraryonmywebsite.
Attheboardmee*ng…Somespecificfunc*ons
Boardjob:Ensurefinancialhealthandeffec*veness.
1. Whatwillhappenattheboardmee1ng?Whatwilltheboardreview?
2. Whatmighthappenbeforetheboardmee1ng?
3. Arethereanydecisionstobemadeattheboardmee1ng?
Attheboardmee*ng…Somespecificfunc*ons
Boardjob:Definecriteriaforboardmembership.
1. Whatwillhappenattheboardmee1ng?
2. Whatmighthappenbeforetheboardmee1ng?
3. Anydecisionstobemadeattheboardmee1ng?
4. Es1mate1meandfacilitateaccordingly.
5. Includeguidepostsinagenda,e.g.,FYI,Ac1on,Conversa1on.
Attheboardmee*ng…Somespecificfunc*ons
Boardjob:Ensurelegalandregulatorycompliance.
1. Whatwillhappenattheboardmee1ng?
2. Whatmighthappenbeforetheboardmee1ng?
3. Anydecisionstobemade?
Sampleboardmee*ngagenda1. Calltoorder
2. Approveminutesfrompriormee1ng
3. Chair’sreport
4. CEO’sreport
5. Financialreportandac1ononnewpolicy
6. Specialpresenta1onre:newprogram
7. Reportonprogramevalua1on
8. Adjourn
Sampleboardmee*ngagenda1. Calltoorder
2. Approveminutesfrompriormee1ng
3. Chair’sreport
4. CEO’sreport
5. FinanceCommigee:Budgetpresenta1onfornewfiscalyear.Ac1onrequired.
6. GovernanceCommigee:Overviewofrecruitmentprocessandreviewofskillsanddiversityneeded.
7. Adjourn
ThingsIreallydislike!• Excessivefocusonreports.Everycommigeeoneveryagenda.
• Excessivecontrolbytheboardchair,thatrogue!
• Toomuchtalkingandtooliglelistening.
• Ill-preparedboardmembers(Didn’tread.Forgottobring.)
• Domina1ngvoicesandpoorfacilita1onbytheboardchair.
• Boardmemberswhodonotunderstandgovernanceandboardandboardmemberlimita1ons!!!@@@###***!!
• BORINGboardmee1ngagendas.WhyshouldIbothertoagend?Engagemeinmeaningfulconversa1on!Usemywisdom.Makesomedecisions.(Butavoidintrudinginmanagement!!!!##@@@!!**!!)
Let’sdobeQer!Visitwww.simonejoyaux.comformorefreematerials…
Really.It’snotthathard.Maybenotlove.Butdobeger!That’swhatMrs.Frizzle,*akaSimonesays.*NicknamefromCohort25,SaintMary’sUniversity,MN
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