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Consent Agendas

Consent Agendas

Apr 4, 2016

Consent Agendas

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Keys to Success & Where to Start

A consent agenda is a collection of items that are voted on as a package at the board meeting, without discussion. These items are distributed for reading in advance, while the board meeting is used for discussion of pertinent, strategic issues. The goal of a consent agenda is to avoid using board meetings as a forum to disseminate information, and to use board meetings for discussion and decision-making.

Tune into From Our Vantage Point to listen to our pocast Episode 3: Consent Agendas for more information on consent agendas.

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Leading Change: The 5 W’s (Resource)

Leading Change: The 5 W’s (Resource)

Jul 6, 2015

Leading Change: The 5 W's (Resource)

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Change leadership links change to organizational goals, vision, context and culture.

Not-for-profit organizations are often on the forefront of leading important social and cultural change. In view of a dynamic and robust not-for-profit landscape, change has become the default setting for many organizations.

This resources gives perspective on the Five W’s of change leadership and how organizations can shift from managing change to leading change.

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Leadership Exploration

Leadership Exploration

Apr 15, 2015

Leadership Exploration

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Things do not change. We change. - Thoreau

What changes do you want to see in your leadership? Now is great a time for reflection, re-framing and renewal. With this new leadership exploration tool, challenge yourself to reflect on what you want to see in yourself, your relationships, and your community.

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Stakeholder Analysis Quadrant Exercise

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Volunteer Engagement (Toolkit)

Volunteer Engagement (Toolkit)

Apr 2, 2015

Volunteer Engagement (Toolkit)

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This super tool kit contains five vital resources to strengthen your volunteer engagement program:

  1. Steps to Reactive Volunteer Engagement
  2. Window of Work for Engaging Knowledge Philanthropists (skilled volunteers)
  3. Salaried Employee & Board Handbook for Working with Knowledge Philanthropists
  4. Knowledge Philanthropist Recruitment
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Stakeholder Survey

Abundance, Board Members, Capacity Building, Executive Directors, Managers, Planning, Resource, Senior Leaders

Circles of Support

Abundance, Board Members, Capacity Building, Executive Directors, Managers, Planning, Resource, Senior Leaders

Stakeholder Analysis Quadrant Exercise

Abundance, Board Members, Capacity Building, Executive Directors, Planning, Resource, Senior Leaders

Window of Work for Engaging Knowledge Philanthropists (Volunteers)

Window of Work for Engaging Knowledge Philanthropists (Volunteers)

Feb 9, 2015

Window of Work for Engaging Knowledge Philanthropists (Volunteers)

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Knowledge philanthropists seek an engagement with your organization, because they are motivated to contribute to community. It is important at the beginning to have each knowledge philanthropist articulate what attracted them to this role in your organization. Why do they want to contribute their skills? What is in it for them? What is the “payment” they are seeking from the experience? A great engagement experience is one where the knowledge philanthropist is paid with meaning.

This resource includes a template for the Window of Work with instructions on how to use it. This simple yet powerful tool can provide salaried employees with information about each knowledge philanthropist, what motivates them and what they want to learn. From this information, salaried employees can develop a perfect role that is win-win for the knowledge philanthropist AND the organization.

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Circles of Support

Abundance, Board Members, Capacity Building, Executive Directors, Managers, Planning, Resource, Senior Leaders

Stakeholder Analysis Quadrant Exercise

Abundance, Board Members, Capacity Building, Executive Directors, Planning, Resource, Senior Leaders