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BOARD & MEMBER
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
D A N I E L K R O N O V E T , N A S C O E D U C A T I O N
N A S C O I N S T I T U T E 2 0 1 4 – S A T U R D A Y
T H I S W I L L B E F U N .
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AGENDA!! A little bit of theory Duties of the board (or council) Duties of the individual director (or member) Board (or council) PROCESS Facilitation! Board Training Questions & Discussion
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BOARD THEORY
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BOARD THEORY
Nonprofits get special tax status.
Why?
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BOARD THEORY
Nonprofits create a PUBLIC GOOD:
Education
Low Cost Housing
Puppies
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BOARD THEORY
Defined by a MISSION STATEMENT
Example: “The mission of the Berkeley Student Cooperative is to provide a quality, low-cost, cooperative housing community to university students, thereby providing an educational opportunity for students who might not otherwise be able to afford a university education.”
Do you know your organization’s mission statement?
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BOARD THEORY
BUT…
People sometimes try to GAME THE SYSTEM
OH NO!!!
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BOARD THEORY
What to do?
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BOARD THEORY
BOARDS!!
Representatives FROM THE COMMUNITY
to steer the VEHICLE OF THE NONPROFIT
to create PUBLIC GOOD
for the COMMUNITY
Community community community.
Community. Understood?
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DUTIES OF THE BOARD
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DUTIES OF THE BOARD
Stewards of the organization
Keepers of the mission
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DUTIES OF THE BOARD
Members
Board
Staff Committees
House Managers
Members
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DUTIES OF THE BOARD
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DUTIES OF THE BOARD
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DUTIES OF THE BOARD
Setting good POLICIES
Making long-range STRATEGIC PLANS
Financial PLANNING and OVERSIGHT
Hiring good STAFF
Being RESPONSIBLE
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DUTIES OF THE BOARD
NOT
Telling staff what to do every day
Dealing with every problem that comes up
Deciding how to spend every dollar
THAT’S WHAT STAFF IS FOR!!
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DUTIES OF THE BOARD
Remember this and you’ll save yourself many problems.
“Focus on the big picture.” - Hammurabi
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DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR
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DUTY OF CARE Knowledge § By-laws, policy, history § State and local laws
Preparation § Know the current issues § Understand the proposals
Participation § Attend meetings § Participate in discussion § Ask questions, challenge
DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR
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DUTY OF LOYALTY Uphold the mission statement § Justification for your actions
Organization’s interests first § No benefitting yourself! § Be careful about conflict of interest
Support the Board publically § Even if you personally disagree
DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR
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DUTY OF CARE Knowledge § By-laws, policy, history § State and local laws
Preparation § Know the current issues § Understand the proposals
Participation § Attend meetings § Participate in discussion § Ask questions, challenge
DUTY OF LOYALTY Uphold the mission statement § Justification for your actions
Organization’s interests first § No benefitting yourself! § Be careful about conflict of interest
Support the Board publically § Even if you personally disagree
DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR
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BOARD PROCESS
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BOARD PROCESS
Proposals!!
Let’s try it out!
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Author Date Title Background & History PROPOSAL
Comparison of proposal to status quo
Possible options/
variations Cost Other Considerations
BOARD PROCESS
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BOARD PROCESS
Now… where do proposals come from?
COMMITTEES
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BOARD PROCESS
Board has a discussion
Board decides it needs
something
Picks a committee to
work on it
Committee develops a proposal
Committee sends proposal
to board
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COMMITTEE PROCESS
Review everyone’s work
since last meeting
Coordinate, discuss, develop
proposals
Figure out what else needs to be
done
Assign tasks to be done before next
meeting
Work on things in-between meetings
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FACILITATION
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FACILITATION
The purpose of facilitation:
§ Getting the best decision out of the group!
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FACILITATION
Making sure everyone understands
Making sure everyone feels comfortable speaking
Making sure no one dominates the conversation
Keeping the conversation on track
Being time efficient
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FACILITATION
Making sure everyone understands § Check in regularly, summarize often
Making sure everyone feels comfortable speaking § Solicit new opinions, encourage all kinds of questions
Making sure no one dominates the conversation § Encourage people to step up, or to step back
Keeping the conversation on track § Remind the group of the goal of the discussion, place things aside for later
Being time efficient § Consent agenda, time limits
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BOARD TRAINING
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BOARD TRAINING
Challenges:
§ Lots of turnover
§ Various levels of knowledge and experience
§ Various levels of commitment
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1. Big Picture Stuff § History, structure, strategic
plan
II. Legal Responsibilities § Duty of care, duty of loyalty
III. Roles and Responsibilities
§ Board vs. Staff vs. Members
SAMPLE AGENDA
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IV. Budget and Finances
§ Annual budget
V. Organizational Policies
§ By-Laws, Policies
VI. Facilitation and Procedure
§ Practice board meeting!
SAMPLE AGENDA
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1. Big Picture Stuff § History, structure, strategic
plan
II. Legal Responsibilities § Duty of care, duty of loyalty
III. Roles and Responsibilities
§ Board vs. Staff vs. Members
IV. Budget and Finances § Annual budget
V. Organizational Policies § By-Laws, Policies
VI. Facilitation and Procedure
§ Practice board meeting!
SAMPLE AGENDA
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QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION?
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