Whether you are interested in joining a board, you are a first time board member, or are a veteran board member the foundational elements for board service are essential. Join us for a discussion on governance best practices that will help you better:
− Grasp governing roles and responsibilities.
− Understand hats you wear as a board member.
− Clarify expectations and commitments in board leadership.
− Ask questions to serve the mission and govern effectively.
− Become a standout ambassador for the organizational mission.
Matching the passion for a mission with governance essentials will serve you, the nonprofit, and create a more engaged board of directors.
Provided for Social Venture Partners Boulder County;s Boards with Brains training series.
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Generative
Fiduciary
Governance
as
Leadership
Strategic
WHY are we
going to do it?
HOW are we
going to do it?WHAT are we
going to do?
§ Scanning your
external
environment
§ Comparative
advantage
§ Strategic plans
§ Confronting challenges in
traditions & values
§ What matters most to us?
§ What does this mean to
us?
§ Meaning
§ Framing the right issue
§ Tangible
§ Operations
§ Legal
§ Results
§ Resources
§ High performing
board address all
three
§ Great boards know
the differences
§ Fundraising in all
three
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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
E
D
E
N
G
A
G
E
M
E
N
T
BOARD ENGAGEMENT
* Source: Richard Chair et. al. “Governance as Leadership”
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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 &
acknowledg
ment
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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• BoardSource
• 4Good
• 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