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JOINING THE TEAM: COVERING YOUR GOVERNANCE BASES

Emily Davis, MNM, CGT Emily Davis Consulting

June 12, 2014 #svpgovernance101



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TURN ON YOUR TECH



WHO AM I?



How many of you are…

q Serving on 1 committee? q Serving on 2 or more

committees? q Interested in joining a board for

the first time? q Currently serving on 1 board? q Currently serving on 2 or more

boards?

QUICK POLL



30 SECOND CHALLENGE

•  Name •  Organization(s) •  1 thing you are hoping

to get from today

AGENDA

•  Personal planning •  Board roles &

responsibilities •  Shared leadership •  Examples



WHAT ARE YOUR FEARS?



PERSONAL PLANNING



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



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



1.   Set Organizational Direction

2.  Provide Oversight 3.  Ensure Necessary

Resources

ü Long-term planning (strategic plan)

ü Philosophical direction

ü Not tactical

ü What does the board NOT do?

BOARD ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES



1.  Set Organizational Direction

2.   Provide

Oversight 3.  Ensure Necessary

Resources

ü Program

ü Financial

ü Risk management

ü Legal & moral oversight

ü ED evaluation




1.  Set Organizational Direction

2.  Provide Oversight 3.   Ensure

Necessary Resources

ü  Identify resources needed ü  Establish how resources

are acquired ü  Determine how committee

will actively participate in resource development

ü  Financially – contribute, access &, org stability




WHY 100% BOARD GIVING??



Legal Hat

Ambassador Hat

Volunteer Hat

THE DIFFERENT HATS WE WEAR…



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”



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.



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



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



CONFLICT MANAGEMENT



EVALUATION



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Emily Davis, MNM Emily Davis Consulting

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Joining the Team: Covering Your Governance Bases