1. Board Meeting and training

2. Agenda for the day
2:00 Purpose of Meeting, Survey Results, Agenda Approval
2:10 Introductions
2:20 Main street information
2:30 effective and efficient board meetings
3:00 Partnerships and community
3:30 Implementing the Work Plan
4:00 Roles for Board and Staff
4:30 Next Steps

3. Purpose of the Meeting
The purpose of the training is to offer Board information and support to further Your Mission and Vision. 

4. introductions

5. Main street program

6. How does it work?

7. Tools to Help You
Staff
Workshops, conferences, meetings, on site trainings….me!
Website:
Manuals, infographics, videos
Guides on strategic planning

8. Guide to Creating Your Vision
HELPING YOU FILL IN THE BLANKS
Guide to Creating Your Vision

9. What is a Mission Statement?

10. Guide to Establishing Your Values

11. Best practices snapshot

12. Effective and Efficient Board meetings
Roles
Keeping Focus
Dysfunctions

13. Effective and Efficient Board meetings
Ground Rules
Always be on Time
No Active Use of Technology
No “side Bar” conversations
Read packet Before Meeting! ?

14. Partnerships and Community

15. Who are your partners?
Which organizations have similar mission statements?
How about Vision statements?
How about clients?
How can you help that organization?
How can they help you?

16. Marketing and outreach
Do you have a plan?
Who is your audience?
How do they want to be communicated with?
Who needs to know about you?
Be Consistent – not impatient
Say Thank you
Take the time

17. Build support and champions
Two way communication
Celebrate with them
Show them the Benefits – wIIFM?

18. Implementing the work plan
What are the concerns around implementing the work plan?
Accountability and responsibility

19. Work plans vs strategic plans
Squirrel? What squirrel?

21. Who are our members?

22. What kind of Board members are we?

23. What kind of roles do we play?
What is the role that you play?
Staff and Board

24. What are our Gaps on the Board?
Gaps in leadership?
Gaps in Roles?
Gaps in types of representation on the Board?
Who will fill those roles???

25. Best practices Onboarding Self Assessment
Have specific roles for Board members, Staff, Committees and Volunteers

26. Next steps What are your priorities moving forward?
What are your expectations of each other and your staff?