1 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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MOTIVATING YOUR BOARD
WHO AM I?
INTRODUCTIONS: THE SPARK MILL • Transformation guidance: Plans
and strategies for big changes, little steps or reinventions
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
• 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
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