1. Board Evaluation William St. John President & CEO 20/20 Foresight

2. Potential Benefits of Board Evaluation
Leadership Role clarity Teamwork Accountability Decision making Communication Board operations

3. Sometimes, as board members, we don’t know what we don’t know
Understanding the Need to Conduct Board Evaluations
Sometimes, as board members, we don’t know what we don’t know

5. SO WHERE IS THE ROI ?
Starts the conversation about board’s strengths and weaknesses Provides a format for bringing up ongoing issues & concerns Tells you how the board thinks it is doing as a governing body Sets the baseline and the bar to move forward

6. SO WHERE IS THE ROI ?
- Not a tool to evaluate the Executive Director - Not a way to solve issues and problems with “difficult” board members - Not a substitute for the Strategic Plan - Not something that is done once

7. DETERMINING IF YOUR BOARD IS READY FOR EVALUATION 1
DETERMINING IF YOUR BOARD IS READY FOR EVALUATION 1. Do you have a dysfunctional board? 2. Is the organization in crisis mode? 3. Is the board ready to commit and see the process through? 4. Will it be viewed as simply a survey or activity to fill time ? 5. Is the board committed to change?

8. GETTING EVERYONE ON BOARD

9. What is keeping our board from becoming a higher performing board ?
GETTING THE CONVERSATION STARTED
What is keeping our board from becoming a higher performing board ?

10. Board Self Assessment: Getting Started

11. 1. Set strategic direction 2. Set policy 3. Provide fiscal oversight
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE BOARD?
1. Set strategic direction 2. Set policy 3. Provide fiscal oversight

12. THE PROCESS – STEP BY STEP
1. Who’s in charge?
2. Make sure the board is onboard
3. Survey time
4. Results analysis
5. Retreat & review

13. SURVEY CONTENT
1. Strategic Direction Governance Structure & Board Practices Fiscal Responsibility & Oversight Public Relations & Advocacy

14. BENEFITS OF UTILIZING
OUTSIDE RESOURCES
Expertise in governance & facilitation
Unbiased outside point-of-view
Perceived low level conflict of interest
Ability to ask the hard questions
Takes pressure off the Executive Director

16. IN SUMMARY
1. Consider the benefits 2. Understand the need 3. Get the Board on board 4. Are they ready? 5. Survey, analyze & discuss