1 / 20

DEVELOPING BOARD EFFECTIVENESS

DEVELOPING BOARD EFFECTIVENESS. How we began…. Ad-hoc Committee: Kay Menzel, Nancy Stuart, Tom Joyce, Neil Harvey, Jack Plimmer, and Ara Rogers OLLI- University of South Florida kaym66@verizon.net April 8, 2011. Build a Foundation. Determining the Role of the board.

zoltan
Download Presentation

DEVELOPING BOARD EFFECTIVENESS

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. DEVELOPING BOARD EFFECTIVENESS How we began….. Ad-hoc Committee: Kay Menzel, Nancy Stuart, Tom Joyce, Neil Harvey, Jack Plimmer, and Ara Rogers OLLI- University of South Florida kaym66@verizon.net April 8, 2011

  2. Build a Foundation Determining the Role of the board

  3. Step 1: What are the Board’s Responsibilities ? • The Ad-hoc Committee began work on a mission statement in the following way: • a brainstorming session – by dividing the board into 3 small groups to get their input on • What should the Board of Advisors’ primary role and mission be? • How does the Board’s mission relate to OLLI’s organizational mission?

  4. What should a Board Mission Statement Look Like? • a formal, short, written statement of the board’s purpose. • guide our actions, spell out our overall goals, provide a sense of direction and guide decision making. • answer the basic question of why the board exists. • help the board stay true to its primary purpose.

  5. And More…. • provide direction when the organization needs to adapt to new demands. • serve as a touchstone for decision making during times of conflict.

  6. Mission Statement The OLLI Board of Advisors’ mission is to ensure the effectiveness and continuity of OLLI-USF by guiding decision making, enabling program excellence, responding to the membership, and promoting member participation. Sharing leadership with the OLLI staff, the board is future oriented, continually striving to improve while addressing present challenges and opportunities.

  7. Board Approved! Yea!!!!!

  8. Step 2: Develop an Operational Plan • Start with a brainstorming session with the board – 3 small discussion groups. • Discuss point by point everything we have included in our Mission Statement.

  9. The How-tos • How do we go about doing what we have said is the Board’s mission? • What actions are needed to carry out each element of its mission? • The Specifics……….

  10. Ensuring Effectiveness & Continuitymeans.. • Making sure that things are working well so that the organization will continue to thrive into the future • Maintaining a continuous dialogue • Variety of Classes • Creating annual short-term Board goals with specific measurables. • Assuring all committees have mission statements and measurable goals.

  11. Guiding Decision Making Involves putting the following steps in place to enable the board to have both a broad and an in-depth view of how structural elements are working for the organization. • Goal Setting and Review Process with timelines and responsibilities • Annual Reviews – Bylaws; Policy & Procedures Manual; Annual Calendar; Committee’s Progress reports; Reflection on the past experiences

  12. Enabling Excellence defined as the best that we can be, means giving attention to: -- classes are meeting the needs of the membership and more…………….

  13. Faculty are committed and performing up to the expectations of the membership • Social activities provide valuable interactions that attract current and prospective members • Registration process works well • Continuity of program offerings is considered • Faculty with diversity of backgrounds and subject areas are being added

  14. New board and committee members are informed about their roles • Special interest groups are supported and developed • Communications are appropriate and working as intended • Facilities are meeting the needs of our faculty and membership • Fundraising efforts are meeting current and future needs

  15. Responding to the Membership & Promoting Member Participation Board Member’s role includes: • Hosts at OLLI activities • Board member or staff greet all new classes • Visitation in classes for a first-hand look • Review of membership surveys • Review of class evaluations

  16. Being Future Oriented • Keep track of changing demographics • Monitor other OLLIs to identify elements that we may implement or aspire to • Develop a Board succession plan • Create long term Board goals • Make sure that OLLI is visible and understood by USF

  17. Continually Striving to Improve • Participation in OLLI conferences and regional meetings of Lifelong Learning Institutes • Learn from our mistakes, build on our successes

  18. Collecting Data/enabling evaluation • Why classes fail/succeed • Characteristics of members who join, drop their membership, participate long-term • How many volunteers are added/dropped and why

  19. What open house elements successfully attract new members • What venues for classes successfully attract attendees and why • How effective varied OLLI communication methods are

  20. Final Step/ The Annual Planning Retreat • Discussion of year’s performance with analysis & review • Prioritize – greatest needs • Set short term and • Long term goals

More Related