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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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. TOOLS: COLLATERAL
Pic monkey
Beautiful Mess
TOOLS: COLLATERAL
Social Media Content
Business Cards
The
Golden
Rule
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9. Sarah Milston {The Spark Mill}
We can help you start, stop, leap,
and everything in between.
to talk: 804.852.6409#
to write: sarah@thesparkmill.com
to browse: www.thesparkmill.com#
804-852-6409
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