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MOTIVATING YOUR BOARD

WHO AM I?

INTRODUCTIONS: THE SPARK MILL •  Transformation guidance: Plans

and strategies for big changes, little steps or reinventions

•  Organizational assessments •  Strategic Planning •  Fundraising: Reviews, plans, tactical

help, grant support •  Marketing: Social media reviews,

content audits, graphic design •  Boards: effectiveness reviews,

facilitation, coaching, retreats •  Experiences: special event design,

packaging and branding

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OVERVIEW OF THE SESSION • Motivating • Board Meetings •  Preparing •  The Meeting •  In Between

• Tools •  Dashboards •  Graphs •  Collateral

MOTIVATING

• Setting Commitments

MOTIVATING

• Action Plans

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MOTIVATING

• Board and Organizational Contracts

MOTIVATING

• Start Strong • Orientation • Job Description • Program Tour • Culture View

BOARD MEETINGS

Board Meeting vs. Bored Meeting Materials sent out at least 1 week in advance No meeting longer than 2 hours No report longer than ½ a page Consensus and Strategic Agenda Hands on Activity Everything labeled Discussion or Action

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BOARD MEETINGS

Make them feel close to the mission

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nbLtH0OEI_k

BOARD MEETINGS

Give me a job before I leave the room.

BOARD MEETINGS: IN BETWEEN

• Stay active • Mid-point check in • Committee Meetings • Celebrations

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TOOLS: DASHBOARDS

A tool used to convey information in within a context or as a comparison and offered in a visually appealing way and/or a graphic presentation.

TOOLS: DASHBOARD DOs Keep it to one page Give context – graphs, trends, colors Keep to high level information Choose the right display Color code to help interpret data Highlight what is most important

TOOLS: DASHBOARD DONTs

• Angst over fancy graphics • Make something that takes

hours to update • Has so much color you

can’t see straight •  Fudge the numbers • Neglect context

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TOOLS: DASHBOARD - Finance Working Capital Cash Balance to Current Assets Days in Cash Unrestricted Net Assets Cash Flow

TOOLS: DASHBOARD - Board Governance Strategic Planning Financial Data Fundraising Data Tell the story that matters

TOOLS: DASHBOARD - Board Governance

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/121810825/sample-dashboard---Nonprofit-Risk-Management-Center

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TOOLS: DASHBOARD Examples http://www.dosomething.org/files/2012-q2-small.pdf

TOOLS: DASHBOARD - SPARKWISE

TOOLS: CHARTS

http://www.bethkanter.org/datanerd-charts/

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TOOLS: COLLATERAL

Beautiful Mess

Pic monkey

TOOLS: COLLATERAL

Social Media Content Business Cards

The Golden Rule

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