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CAROUSEL OF HAPPINESS: BRING OUT THE BEST IN YOUR BOARD
Emily Davis, MNM, CGT Emily Davis Consulting
November 17, 2014
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A LITTLE ABOUT ME…
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30 seconds or less
Name & Board Role
Question or Challenge
Outcome
A LITTLE ABOUT YOU…
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• Step up step back • Tune out tech, tune in to
engagement • Challenge each other, ideas
to advance mission • Every experience &
perspective has value • Emily will keep us moving • Other? • Parking lot
AGREEMENTS
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ESSENTIALS OF BOARD LEADERSHIP
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1. Determine mission & purpose
2. Select the chief executive
3. Support & evaluate the chief executive
4. Ensure effective planning
5. Monitor & strengthen programs & services
6. Ensure adequate financial resources
7. Protect assets & provide financial oversight
8. Build a competent board
9. Ensure legal & ethical integrity
10. Enhance the organization’s public standing
10 BASIC BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES
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ACTIVITY
How does the board as a whole perform the 10 responsibilities listed?
Rate the board as a whole on a scale
from 1 – 4. 4 = Outstanding
3 = Good 2 = Fair 1 = Poor
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Set organizational
direction
Provide oversight
Ensure necessary resources
BOARD ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
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WHO CONDUCTS PLANNING? Objective perspective Time to commit and compile info Serve as “bad guy” Expert Keeps focus on priorities Costs $ Board/staff resistance
Less money Understand org best Can get bogged down in details More subjective Time accountability
Self-Facilitated
Consultant
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Identify budget: $5,000 - $7,5000
Timeline: 5 – 6 months
Outcomes
Request for proposal: Competitive process
References by similar orgs
ED and Governance Committee leads
HIRING A CONSULTANT
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PLAN ELEMENTS
Introduction
• Process steps • Strategic plan purposes
Situational Analysis
• Lifecycle stage • Opportunities for consideration
• SWOT • Visioning
Strategies, Goals,
Objectives
• Resources
Implementation
• Accountability • Next steps • Sample docs
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WHY 100% BOARD GIVING??
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THE GIVING PYRAMID
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SPHERES OF INFLUENCE NEW DONORS
direct mail, events
ANNUAL DONORS Direct appeals,
volunteer involvement
MAJOR DONORS Personal relationships Committee and board
involvement
PLANNED GIFTS Personal relationships
& involvement Could be anyone!
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FUNDRAISING PROCESS
Prospecting Identification Preparation
Cultivating Build the Relationship
Engage the Donor Ask for the Gift
Stewarding Recognition Reporting Communicating Engagement
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FUNDRAISING BY TIME
Prospecting
Stewardship & Cultivation
Acknowledgment
Solicitation
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3 POSSIBLE OUTCOMES
YES!!
Yes, but not that much
No
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FEARLESS FUNDRAISING: A BOARD MEMBER
CHECKLIST!
Fundraising opportunities and
responsibilities for board members
Be honest. Be realistic.
Take a risk!
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Legal Hat
Ambassador Hat
Volunteer Hat
THE DIFFERENT HATS WE WEAR…
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ENSURE BOARD & ED ENGAGEMENT*
ED is displacing board
GOVERNANCE AS OBSERVATION
ED is in constructive partnership with board
GOVERNANCE AS
LEADERSHIP
ED is going thru the motions with the board
GOVERNANCE AS
ATTENDANCE
ED is displaced by board
GOVERNANCE AS MICROMANAGEMENT
ED ENGAGEMENT
BOARD ENGAGEMENT
* Source: Richard Chair et. al. “Governance as Leadership”
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ACTIVITY TIME!
Write “board” in the space provided if you think it is a board responsibility.
Write “staff” if you think it is a
responsibility carried out by the staff.
Write “both” if you think it is a responsibility shared by staff and board.
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Board Leads
Shares values thru policies that put mission in action
Hires, supports, assesses ED
Opens funding resources in community
Oversees financial due diligence
Recruits & retains new board members
ED Leads
Develops/ Proposes policy questions
Hires, supervises, motivates staff
Develops & implements programs
Shared Leadership
Strategic plan
Fundraising plan & strategies
Evaluations
Prep board meetings
SHARED LEADERSHIP
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Dramatic Disengagement Conflict
Of no real consequence
Compliant
Anticipates Plans Sees opportunities
HOW FUNCTIONAL ARE WE?
Unconscious Conscious Enlightened
Dysfunctional
Functional
Responsible
Exceptional
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WHAT MAKES ‘EM TICK*
• Always YES • Wants to help everyone & everything
• Caution!
OVER-COMMITTED
• Need lots to stay engaged
• Don’t let them sit around
BUSY, BUSY, BUSY
• Verbal & print
• Use titles & acknowledgment
LIKES RECOGNITION
• Stays focused & on track • Great for events • May get discouraged by others’ lack of support
ORGANIZER
• Lots of ideas for improvement
• Pair with an Organizer to keep things moving
CREATIVE
*Abigail Harmon
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ORIENTATION
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E-GOVERNANCE
EMAIL VIRTUAL MEETINGS
CLOUD SHARING POLICY
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COMMITTEES
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BOARD REPORTS
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ADDITIONAL MEETINGS
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SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES
Roberta’s Rules Mission Moments
Facilitation Time Keeper
Minutes
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CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
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ASSESSMENT
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• BoardSource • IdeaEncore • The Policy Governance
Model (Carver) • Council of Nonprofits • Roberta’s Rules of
Order • A Fundraising Guide
for Nonprofit Board Members
• Nonprofit Board Answer Book
• Creating Caring and Capable Boards
• 10 Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards
• The Board Building Cycle
• The Nonprofit Policy Sampler
RESOURCES
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Emily Davis, MNM Emily Davis Consulting
(720) 515-0581 [email protected]
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