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Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center. Board Committees. 23@4 Series. Objectives Today:. Committee Structure Value & Threat Steps to Creating Advisory. Board Committees. Committee Structure. Committees…. Part of board structure Commissioned with specific charge

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Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

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  1. Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center Board Committees 23@4 Series

  2. Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  3. Objectives Today: • Committee Structure • Value & Threat • Steps to Creating • Advisory Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  4. Board Committees Committee Structure Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  5. Committees… • Part of board structure • Commissioned with specific charge • May be Permanent or Temporary Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  6. Task forces • Established for Specific Objective • Generally Temporary • Drive Boards toward Real-time Results Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  7. Board Committees Value or threat Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  8. Value to organization • Focused Work • Options Explored, Researched • Members use Expertise • Develop Leadership Skills Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  9. Threat to organization • Charged with Staff Functions • Micromanage • Focus Taken from Governance • Under-used=Apathy Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  10. Board Committees Creating Committees Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  11. Crucial steps • Clear Purpose • Strong Leadership • Preset Meeting Schedule • Added Value Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  12. Should-haves • Clear Statement of Purpose • Roles & Responsibilities • Defined (or restricted) Authority • Annual Objectives • Action Plan Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  13. Essential Standing committees • Governance • Finance & Audit • Executive* *Not necessarily Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  14. Governance • Board Composition • Board Cultivation • Nomination • Orientation • Ongoing Training • Board Assessment Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  15. Finance & Audit • Due Diligence • Develops Budget • Monitors Finances • Establishes Internal controls • Ensures filing of 990 Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  16. Executive* • Ask why it’s needed • Has specific purpose • Has full-board Authority * Not needed by all organizations Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  17. Development • Works with Board Chair • Includes the Development Director • Develops Cultivation Strategies Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  18. Committee Job Descriptions By Jan Masaoka • Governance Committees: Positive Trend on Nonprofit Boards • Board Committee Job Descriptions • Should Boards Have Committees, and if so, Which Ones? • Sample Job Descriptions for Board Officers 18 Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  19. Board Committees Advisory Board Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  20. What is an AdVisory Board? …a voluntary collection of individuals, assembled to supplement the governing board. 20 Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  21. The Difference • Board: • Legal & formal responsibilities • Governing body • Advisory: • No legal or formal responsibilities • Gives advice and support http://www.compasspoint.org/board-cafe/what-advisory-board-and-should-we-have-one Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  22. Wrap Up Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  23. What Makes them work* • Written description • Effective Chair • Thoughtful appointments • Accountability • Well-run meetings • Set meeting dates ahead • Objectives tied to calendar • Assess effectiveness * See Slide 12 Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  24. Consider this… • Disband current committees! • Start Over, based on current strategy Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  25. Bibliography Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center Nonprofit Committees – Kit for Adults 658.048 N73 Structures & Practices of Nonprofit Boards, 2nd Edition by Charles F. Dambach, Melissa Davis & Robert Gale – 658.048 2009, v.6 Nonprofit Board Committees: How to Make them Work by Ellen Cochran Hirzy – 658.42 H61N Transforming Board Structure: Strategies for Committees & Task Forces by Marla J. Bobowick, Sandra R. Hughes, and Berit M. Lakey – 658.422 B63T Not-for-profit Audit Committee Best Practices by Warren Ruppell – 658. 45 R87N

  26. Online resources: • Management Help • Compass Point • BoardSource • GrantSpace • Laramie Board Learning Project • Blue Avocado • GuideStar Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

  27. Thank You! Tomorrow you can find the PowerPoint presentation, with resources, on: www.pcnrc.org Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

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