Slides from the Oct 2, 2013, webinar "Building Your Best Board," presented by the Ohio Environmental Council, River Network, and the Institute for Conservation Leadership.
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Building Your Best Board - Part 1
1. Building Your Best BoardBuilding Your Best Board
A 2‐part webinar series: October 2 & 9, 2013
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3. Ohio Environmental Council
The OEC is the Ohio’s most comprehensive, effective and respected
environmental advocate for a healthier more sustainable Ohioenvironmental advocate for a healthier, more sustainable Ohio.
Our experts work daily to restore, protect, and strengthen the
quality of life for families and communities—from the air wequality of life for families and communities from the air we
breathe and the water we drink to the food we eat and natural
resources we enjoy.
Please join us! OEC members:
Receive great benefits
B f h i ki d Become part of the community working to restore, protect, and
strengthen the quality of life for families and communities in
Ohio.
Join us today at www.theOEC.org.
5. Goals of Webinar series
By the end of this Series you will be able to:
Reflect on the roles and responsibilities of a nonprofit Board
and assess areas where your own Board can be strengthenedand assess areas where your own Board can be strengthened
Identify steps you can take to strengthen your organization’s
Board recruitment and orientation practices
Identify the benefits of a board governance plan and know 5
things every plan should include
C id t t b d i b ildi l Consider steps to engage your board in building a plan
Create accountability mechanisms to ensure progress
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6. It comes down to leadership…
“Development of the Board of
Di t i th t f d t lDirectors is the most fundamental
activity needed to build and maintain
a strong nucleus for a nonprofit
organization.”
Marc Smiley, Solid Ground
O i i l D l G
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Organizational Development Guru
8. The Big Picture
Board roles:
• LeadershipLeadership
• Planning
• OversightOversight
• Resources
Staff roles:
• Daily operation & program management;
• Implement policies set by Board;
• Keep Board informed about issues &
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activities that are part of the life in the org.
9. Typical Board Roles
1. Ensures ongoing viability of the1. Ensures ongoing viability of the
organization
2 Connects to the community2. Connects to the community
3. Makes decisions & sets policies that define
h th i t it Mi ihow the org. carries out its Mission
4. Manages the organization
hires & fires Exec. Director
sets internal policies (financial, personnel,
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fundraising, PR, etc.)
11. The Big Picture
Board roles:
• LeadershipLeadership
• Planning
• OversightOversight
• Resources
Staff roles:
• Daily operation & program management;
• Implement policies set by Board;
• Keep Board informed about issues &
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activities that are part of the life in the org.
12. Shared Leadership – Responsibilities
Governance (Board) Management (Staff)
Oversight & guidance
Acts as a group on behalf of
the organization
• Day‐to‐day operation
• Acts as an individual on behalf of
the organizationthe organization
Continuous
Has minimal or no staff
the organization
• Temporary
• Has access to all staff
Ultimately responsible
Typically NOT issue expert
• Limited/immediate responsibility
• Typically professional/NGO
Volunteer
Sees only parts of the
whole
expert
• Salaried
• Intimately involved w/ everything
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whole • Intimately involved w/ everything
14. Governance Support
b d d d bAs a body or
individuals?
Board acts as a
body
Board members as
individuals
Who is the
boss?
The board is the
boss
Board members act with
or under direction of
boss? boss
staff
What are
• Big decisions
• Legal oversight
CEO
• Advice
• Revenue strategy
(fundraising, donating or
they doing?
• CEO
• Planning
• Efficiency & impact
( g, g
making connections)
• Ambassadors
• Volunteering
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• Volunteering
Board Café (2011), Jan Masaoka
17. Five “BMPs” for Creating a Strong Board
1 Select well1. Select well
2. Articulate expectations
3. Provide organizational information &
ongoing education
4. Engage each Board member and promote
team workteam work
5. Anticipate and prepare for leadership
transitions
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transitions
19. 2. Articulate Expectations
“A Board that knows what is expected of it and performs at“A Board that knows what is expected of it and performs at
the highest level is a strategic resource for its organization
and lead staff…. Good governance begins with people whoand lead staff…. Good governance begins with people who
can do the most to fulfill the mission of the organization.”
BoardSource
Tools: Board job descriptions &
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Tools: Board job descriptions &
Fundraising Commitment form