Getting your Board on Board Brian T. Carney, MFA Senior Manager of Compliance & Grants Manager, AIDS United Kandy Ferree, MCP President & CEO, 360⁰ Strategy Group Consultant, Chronic Conditions & HIV/AIDS Portfolios Johnson & Johnson Corporate Contributions Team
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Getting your Board on Board
Brian T. Carney, MFASenior Manager of Compliance & Grants Manager, AIDS United
Kandy Ferree, MCPPresident & CEO, 360⁰ Strategy GroupConsultant, Chronic Conditions & HIV/AIDS PortfoliosJohnson & Johnson Corporate Contributions Team
Healthy Organizations Have Healthy Boards
Brian T. Carney, MFASenior Manager of Compliance & Grants Manager
“Volunteer board members deserve to have engaging and rewarding volunteer
experiences. Nonprofits deserve to have the leadership and support of a board that brings
their best to every meeting and to the organization.” -Jeff Wahlstrom
Is Your Board Ready for Self Assessment? A guide for non-profit leaders.
-Starboard Leadership Consulting, LLC
Quotes
News Article
Tax Exemption
Governing Body
Governance and Management
Rationale for Boards of Directors
Form 990 Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service
Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax
Under section 501(c), 527, or 4947(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (except private foundations)▶ Do not enter social security numbers on this form as it may be made public.▶ Information about Form 990 and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
The IRS defines seven key areas:• Executive Compensation• Conflicts of Interest• Investments• Fundraising• Governing Body Records• Document Retention and Destruction• Ethics and Whistleblowers
Governance and Management
Mission and Vision Accountability and Transparency Leadership Resource Adequacy Financial Management Assessment Strategic Planning
Areas of Board Member Responsibility
Duty of Care Duty of Loyalty Duty of Obedience
Fiduciary Duties
Boards! Bored? Boards…
Kandy Ferree, MCPPresident & CEO, 360⁰ Strategy GroupConsultant, Chronic Conditions & HIV/AIDS PortfoliosJohnson & Johnson Corporate Contributions Team
Boards! Bored? Boards…
EDUCATE
• CHANGES• Pol
icy• Fin
ancing
• Service Delivery Systems
• ISSUES:• Ide
ntity
• Business Model
• SKILLS:• Ad
vocacy
• Scenario Planning
• Succession Planning
ENERGIZE/ CATAL
YZE• Asses
s Organizational Readiness• Ex
ecutive Director
• Board
• Staff
• Clients
• Engage National & Local Funders
• Trust Building
EXPLORE
• Actively support organizations to:• Ex
plore options
• Identify possible partners
• Test feasibility
• DECISION• M
erge
• Grow
• Go
EXECUTE
• Actively support organizations to engage in a structural transformation process• Col
Phases of Strategic RestructuringThis is a PROCESS not an Event!
Board Vote to Pursue Exploratory Process
Board Vote to Pursue WITH SPECIFIC PARTNER
3. Execution – Working Collaboratively with Selected Partner(s)• Due Diligence – “Deal Maker – Deal Breaker List”• Develop Shared Vision• Design New Service Model • Cultural Assessments • Assess Fiscal Feasibility
4. Implementation • Final Staffing Plans• Communications Role Out• Filing Necessary Legal & Corporate Documents
5. Post Merger Integration - WHERE THE WORK BEGINS
Phases of Strategic Restructuring (continued)
Board Vote to Pursue WITH SPECIFIC PARTNER
Board Vote: NO TURNING BACK
Questions?
Tools and Resources
Tools and ResourcesResource Author Description
Strategic Restructuring for Nonprofit Organizations
(Book)
Amelia Kohm and David La
Piana
- Benefits/Costs/Challenges of Strategic Restructuring Partnerships- Future impact of Strategic Restructuring on the Nonprofit Sector
The Nonprofits Mergers Workbook Part 1: The Leader’s Guide to Considering, Negotiating, and Executing a Merger
(Book)
David La Piana
-Provides tools for board members and executive directors in the process of considering a merge-Assess reasons and readiness, finding a partner, negotiating the best path, and budgeting and implementation.
The Nonprofit Mergers Workbook Part II: Unifying the Organization after a Merger
(Book)
La Piana Associates
-Provides tools for board members and executive directors around achieving integration after a merger
Strategic Restructuring for Nonprofit Organizations
(Webinar)
National Center for Innovation in
HIV Care (Vignetta Charles)
-Overview of sector transformation in the world of ASOs-Cursory discussion of models of merging, growing, and closing (Merge, Go, or Grow)-Information on resources and grants for sector transformation
Asking the Tough Questions: Self-Assessment toward Growth vs. Responsible Closure
(Webinar)
National Center for Innovation in
HIV Care (Vignetta Charles, Robert Cordero,
John Gatto, Monique Tula)
-Overview of sector transformation-Three organizational leaders perspectives on their process of deciding to strategically restructure
Critical Path for the Board
(Article)
Blue Avocado (Jan Masaoka)
-Short article discussing a strategic way to set the board’s agenda and help the board focus in on an organization’s most pressing issues