Post on 21-Jan-2016
Non
profi
t Lea
ders
hip
Insti
tute
How to Have Your Best Board Meeting Ever!March 1, 2010
Facilitator
Michael KumerExecutive Director,
Nonprofit Leadership Institute
Moderator
Allison JonesNonprofit Leadership Institute
Inspiring excellence in community leadership
Are you lonely?Don’t like working on your own?
Hate making decisions?
Then call a MEETING!!!You can…
SEE peopleDRAW flowchartsFEEL importantFORM subcommitteesIMPRESS your colleaguesMAKE meaningless recommendations
ALL on COMPANY TIME!!!
MEETINGS…The practical alternative to work
Board Meetings or B-O-R-E-D Meetings?
What are Meetings For?
Decision Making!!!
What Drives the Agenda?
•Vision
•Mission
•Plan
Two Weeks Before the Meeting…
•Request recommendations from the board (place only items of critical importance on the Agenda)
•Request one page summaries of all committee reports, Executive Director reports, minutes, etc.
One Week Before the Meeting…
•Forward the Agenda (and all reports)
Zero-based Aural Reports (in the Meeting)
But what about
fiduciary oversight?
What is the Consent Agenda?
??
??? ? ?
??
?
MinutesFocused on Decisions and Accountability
•What?
•Who?
•When?
One Week Following the Meeting (or Sooner!)…
•Forward the minutes (1-2 pages)
•Devote part of each meeting to ongoing education (governance best practices and/or something about the organization
•Robert’s Rules or Roberta’s Rules
•Evaluate the meeting; use the results to improve future meetings
•Location, attendance, seating and scheduling
Resources
Nonprofit Leadership Institutewww.duq.edu/nli412.396.6231
Ten Quick Ways to Improve Board Meetingshttp://www.compasspoint.org/boardcafe/details.php?id=16
Consent Agendashttp://www.boardsource.org/Knowledge.asp?ID=3.70