1. Career Resources
Executive Summary Report

2. Board Life Cycles Danosky & Associates 2018 Sr. Mgmt. Team
Stage 1: Organizing/Founding Board
Small
Friend-oriented
Operations Focused
Programs
Day-to-day
Almost staff
Stage 2: The Governing Board
Assumption of governance
Plans/executes work
Greater diversity
More committees
Helps with fundraising
Staff helps develop the Board
Stage 3: Mature Board
Larger
Expertise/Talent - Oriented
Strategy Focused
Mission
Oversight
Resources
Sr. Mgmt. Team
Executive Director
No Staff
Danosky & Associates 2018

3. Understanding the Data
This report provides an overview of how well the board thinks it is meeting its ten areas of governance responsibility as organized into the following four broad categories:
Board Composition
Board Structure
Board Meetings
The People
Culture
The Culture
Mission, Vision, & Strategic Direction
Program Oversight
Financial Oversight
Chief Partnership & Executive Oversight
Funding & Public Image
The Work
The Impact
Impact

4. A Closer Look at Performance
Your Participation: 10/10 completed surveys % participation
Role
Responsibility
Your Averaged Score
P. The PEOPLE
Board Composition
2.30
2.77
Board Structure
2.98
Board Meetings
3.06
C. The CULTURE
Culture
2.13
W. The WORK
Mission, Vision, & Strategic Direction
2.42
2.76
Program Oversight
Financial Oversight
3.07
Chief Executive Partnership & Oversight
3.27
Funding & Public Image
2.47
I. The IMPACT
Impact
Please refer to Data Report, page 14 to 15

5. Benchmarking Performance
Role & Responsibility
Your Score
Benchmark Score
Comparison
P. The PEOPLE
2.77
3.04
-0.27
Board Composition
2.30
2.72
-0.42
Board Structure
2.98
3.14
-0.16
Board Meetings
3.06
3.12
-0.06
C. The CULTURE
2.13
2.81
-0.68
W. The WORK
2.76
2.99
-0.23
Mission, Vision, & Strategic Direction
2.42
2.95
-0.53
Program Oversight
2.79
-0.03
Financial Oversight
3.07
3.28
-0.21
Chief Executive Partnership & Oversight
3.27
3.09
+0.18
Funding & Public Image
2.47
2.80
-0.33
I. The IMPACT
3.29
-0.52
For Red use RBG: 210/67/63
For Green use RBG: 0/131/61
Section Rollups ONLY should be bolded

6. Your Concerns 2 or 3 most important issues
Challenges regarding direction
More involvement with fundraising
Clear goals and objectives for board members
Recruiting new board members
Understand mission and responsibilities of board members
Cash flow
Mission
The direction of the organization
Creating a sound business model

7. Next Steps
Build consensus around the organization's mission with a clear understanding of what the mission means, how to measure your effectiveness in meeting it and, just as important, what it doesn’t mean.
Understand and then evaluate the organization's programs and services in the context of the mission
Use mission to drive future decisions, including strategic alliances
With a better understanding or mission and programs, develop a strategic plan with full board engagement.
Convene a Governance Committee to strengthen the board and board capacity
Define board members roles and responsibilities and set expectations
Set fundraising expectations
Recruit to fill talent gaps
Address committee structures and process
Evaluate and build a business model that will provide the revenue and further the mission

8. Influence * Increase * Impact
Danosky & Associates helps non-profit organizations build the capacity to move their strategic vision forward with a solid foundation and an army of support behind them