Board Retreat – December 6, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009 at 10:01AM
Michael Berger in Governance, Retreat

Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School

Working Agenda

Prep -

  1. Identify three potential donors you can solicit for the school
  2. Identify three potential families you can introduce to the school
Time Topic Leader
9 - 9:05 Welcome and Opening Remarks Sharon and Susan
9:05 - 9:10 Objectives and Ground RulesNate
9:10 - 9:20 Warm UpNate
9:20 - 9:25 Compass Point Model for Effective BoardsNate
9:25 - 9:30 Critical Components of an Effective Board
Discussion

Summary
Nate
9:30 - 9:40 Summary of Board PEJE Self AssessmentNate
9:40 - 9:55 Recommended Roles and Responsibilities for Overall Board
Discussion and Modification
Nate
9:55 - 10:00 Summary of Recent BBC Board Survey on FundraisingNate
10:00 - 10:15 Recommended Responsibilities of Individual Board Members
Discussion and Modification
Nate
10:15 - 11:00 Whose Job is It?
Discussion and Consensus

Framework
Nate
11:00 - 11:35 Organizational Communication
Discussion
Group
11:35 - 12:00 Criteria for Board Recruitment
Review of Criteria

Ranking/prioritizing

Nate and Group
12:00 - 12:15Break to get LunchGroup
12:15 - 1:00Elements of a Strategic Fundraising PlanNate
1:00 - 2:00Board Work - discussion of subventionBoard

 

There are three documents to read in preparation.

Mission Driven Governance

Dynamic Boards - McKinsey

Capitalizing on Boards

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