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: − Identify governing roles and responsibilities − Understand hats you wear as a board member and shared leadership − Develop tools for ensuring the necessary human and financial resources Board members play a critical role in both serving as models for financial support and establishing confidence for others to give. Learn about how there is even more to fund development than “the ask” and how you can play an important role in engaging in fundraising efforts.

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GOVERNANCE FOUNDATIONS:
ENSURING NECESSARY RESOURCES
Emily Davis, MNM, CGT
Emily Davis Consulting
February 9, 2015

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A LITTLE ABOUT ME…

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Name &
Board Role
60 seconds or less
Question/
Challenge
Board
Tenure

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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 BOARD BASICS

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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
ACTIVITY

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Set
organizational
direction
Provide
oversight
Ensure
necessary
resources
BOARD ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

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• Roadmap
• Strategic priorities for committee &
staff direction
• Stakeholder-guided direction
• Best practice
• Identify strengths and challenges
• Organizational direction
• Clear expectations
WHY STRATEGIC PLANNING?

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Strategic Priorities
Goals
Objectives
Action
Items
• Process not a
document
• Roadmap
• Three-years
• Input from board,
staff, stakeholders
• Narrative, resources,
implementation tools
WHAT IS IT?

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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?
• 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
• Scanning your
external
environment
• Comparative
advantage
• Strategic plans
• High performing board
deals with all 3
• Great boards know the
differences and deals
with them.
• Fundraising fits within all
three
• Generative – what would
we do or not do for $$?

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WHY 100% BOARD GIVING??

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Diversity
is key
Individuals
Special
events
Foundation
grants
Government
grants
Corporate
sponsorship
Earned
income
Service
clubs
FUND DEVELOPMENT

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SPHERES OF INFLUENCE
New gifts
Annual donors
Midsize donors
Major donors
Planned
giving

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Prospecting Identification Preparation
Cultivating Build the
Relationship
Engage the
Donor Ask for the Gift
Stewarding Recognition Reporting Communicating Engagement
FUNDRAISING PROCESS

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Prospecting
Stewardship
& Cultivation
Acknowledgment
Solicitation
FUNDRAISING BY TIME

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YES!!
Yes,
but
not
that
much
No
3 POSSIBLE OUTCOMES

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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
BOARD MEMBER HATS

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• Inherent tension
– Both govern
– Intersection of
governance &
management
– Board oversees
ED’s work
– Calls for clarity of
mutual expectations
• Requires respect
for…
– Differences in roles
– Differing
responsibilities
– Personal styles
• Needs regular
communication
• Benefits from board
and ED assessments
BOARD/ED PARTNERSHIP

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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”
BOARD & ED ENGAGEMENT*

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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.
EXERCISE TIME

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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
Unconscious Conscious Enlightened
Dysfunctional
Functional
Responsible
Exceptional
HOW FUNCTIONAL ARE WE?

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ONE TAKE AWAY

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UP NEXT!
• March 9th
• 6 – 7:15 p.m.
• Strategies for Success:
Recruitment &
Retention

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CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION
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• The Handbook of Nonprofit Governance
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Emily Davis, MNM
Emily Davis Consulting
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