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Creating & Maintaining an Effective Board November 17 & 18, 2015 Workshop Leader: Kay Sohl How Close to Purrfect is Your Board? Role? People? Energy? Your Boards Fit for Your Nonprofit 1 2 3 4 5 on a scale of 1 to 5 Workshop

  1. Creating & Maintaining an Effective Board November 17 & 18, 2015 Workshop Leader: Kay Sohl

  2. How Close to Purrfect is Your Board?

  3. Role? People? Energy? Your Board’s Fit for Your Nonprofit 1 2 3 4 5 on a scale of 1 to 5

  4. Workshop Topics • Board strength & effectiveness • Assessment approaches & tools • Perspectives, skills, & relationships • Recruitment & engagement strategies • Next Steps www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  5. Reality of Board Effectiveness • Core principles • Context dependent www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  6. Core Board Roles • Mission & priorities • Oversight • Liaison with community • Ensure availability of resources www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  7. Organizational Context Emerging Established Informal Institutional Volunteer Staffed Member Non-member www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  8. Funding Context Donations Earned Income Government www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  9. Evaluating Board effectiveness requires clarity about Board goals www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  10. Board Goals • Distinct from organizational goals • Set within organizational context • Focus on greatest opportunities for the Board to add value • Ensure accountability & sustainability • Measureable www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  11. Board Assessment Goals • Increase Board effectiveness • Build Board engagement • Raise difficult issues • Clarify support/training needs • Optimize the use of Board member time & energy www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  12. Board Assessment Approaches • Board conversations • Confidential survey • External expert www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  13. Conversation Assessments • One-on-one • Committee by committee • Full Board discussion with skilled facilitator • Staff role in conversation approach? www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  14. Board Member Surveys • On-line or on paper • Board Source – varied service & pricing packages • Compass Point – free download • Create your own www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  15. Using Survey Info • Skillful summary of strengths, challenges, & issues • Starting point for discussion • Avoid “report card” approach www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  16. External Expert Role? • Facilitator • Consultant • Trainer • Monitor/ Evaluator www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  17. Productive Assessments • Raise issues & lead to resolution of barriers to effectiveness: Clarify Board roles Generate process improvements Facilitate redesigning structures to better fit current needs • Increase Board commitment www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  18. Assessments Clarify Board Composition Needs • Strengths of current Board • Missing pieces – missing skills, relationships, leadership styles, etc. • Impact of departure of current leaders • Future Board needs www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  19. Finding the Right Mix • Expertise/skills • Networks/ relationships • Interests/desires • Time • Leadership • Process skills www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  20. Key Recruitment Challenge • Growth/change in organization involves changes in Board roles … which may require Board members who are different from current members • Current members tend to know people similar to themselves www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  21. Moving Beyond the Known www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  22. Finding the Right New Members • Clarify your needs • Explore potential motivations • Treat donors, colleagues, former Board members, funders, & other stakeholders as key informants • Ask for introductions to individuals who can provide leads www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  23. Focus on People not Slots • Shared values • Diverse experiences & perspectives • Relationships & credibility • Leadership & follow-through • Time & interest • Communication comfort zone www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  24. Prepare for New Members • Identify a point person for Board engagement • Engage continuing Board members in supporting new members • Create cohort for new members • Populate the cohort with individuals who can support one another www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  25. 90 Day Reality • Each new Board member must “make a difference” within the first 90 days of their service • If it doesn’t matter whether I was there or not, it will be easier to not be there. www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  26. Structures for Engagement • One-on-one check-ins with Board leaders and/or Executive Director • Annual Board retreat with reflection on Board accomplishments & challenges • Individual commitment forms • Board development leader www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  27. Next Steps? • Discuss Board roles & goals • Consider assessment • Identify missing persons & perspectives • Redesign structure for Board engagement • Other steps ??? www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  28. Resources • Board Source Board Self Assessment online tool • http://www.boardsource.org/Assessments/home.asp • Compass Point free Board self assessment • http://www.compasspoint.org/board-cafe/self-assessment- board www.kaysohlconsulting.net

  29. Resources • Leadership Walla Walla https://www.wwcc.edu/about- wwcc/partnerships/leadership-walla-walla/ • Washington Society of CPAs posting of board service opportunities http://www.wscpa.org/Content/Careers/Volunteer.aspx • Volunteer Match • http://www.volunteermatch.org/search/index.jsp?l=Seattle%2 C+WA%2C+United+States&k=board+service www.kaysohlconsulting.net

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