Better Use of Board Time

Sep 19, 2016

Better Use of Board Time

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Most boards spend fewer than 25 hours each year together around the board table – it’s important that this time be used wisely and effectively, discussing matters of consequence and keeping an eye towards the future.

This tool can be used as a conversation starter with your board members to reflect on what makes the best use of your board’s time and identify potential changes to your board meeting agenda or board calendar.

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Responsibility Overview: Board/Executive Director and Employees

Sep 19, 2016

Responsibility Overview: Board/Executive Director and Employees

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Role clarity is crucial to a high-performing not-for-profit organization.

This chart is designed as a simplified reference tool to distinguish different levels of responsibility for board and executive director/employees in fourteen key functions of your organization.

This is not a complete list of roles and responsibilities for board and salaried employees, but a reference for key areas where there is often role confusion. You can easily adapt this resource to your organization.

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Board Chair & Executive Director Partnership Check-up

Sep 16, 2016

Board Chair & Executive Director Partnership Check-up

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In a vibrant not-for-profit organization, the board chair and executive director are each other’s biggest fans and greatest critics.

Three critical markers reflect the health of this relationship: an openness to provide and receive constructive feedback; decision-making driven by mutual respect, trust and empathy; and a shared orientation toward tackling mission-critical work.

This updated Vantage Point resource, inspired by the findings of Mary Hiland’s 2008 article, The Board Chair-Executive Director Relationship, provides a structured way of gauging the current vitality of your Board Chair-Executive Director relationship, and opportunities to identify the crucial steps to strengthen and improve your partnership.

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90-Day Leadership Action Plan

Jul 15, 2016

90-Day Leadership Action Plan

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A 90-Day Leadership Action Plan has three components. The first step is developmental and happens before you begin executing your plan. You begin by articulating a leadership goal; then, you will break your larger goal down into concrete steps and resources; after that, you will identify 30-day and 90-day milestone markers for success.

The second step happens after the first 30-day milestone. At this point, you will review your progress, noting where you have been most successful and adjust your plan, if necessary.

And in the last step, after your 90-day action plan is complete, you’ll do a final evaluation, identifying where you have grown, what you have learned and how you might continue to grow.

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Organizational Chart

Jun 20, 2016

Organizational Chart

Resource Provided By Vantage Point

In Vantage Point’s organizational chart, volunteer roles are fully integrated into each level, function and activity of the organization.

This integrated model of working together is both possible and powerful. All of the people work together to deliver the mission because they are passionate about the cause and clear about the contribution they make in their roles. Each person is part of a strong team, while also being clearly accountable to one specific individual.

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