To establish an effective board, key governance strategies and tools will be outlined to meet the organization’s needs and objectives.
The board structure will be outlined with clear and concise details that follow best practice board procedures, including a full description of member’s principal duties and responsibilities that align with the purpose and mission of the organization.
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our services
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Governance to Individual Boards
- Focusing on improving not-for-profit boards through education and evaluation.
- Providing training and development of understanding of good governance and the role of the Board.
- Providing unique consultations to develop a customized plan to prepare and guide the board to meet the agency’s needs and govern with excellence.
- Providing fundamental techniques and tools to enhance the overall board function.
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Development of Governance Policy
- Responding to the challenges of implementing an effective governance system.
- Enabling boards to provide strategic leadership for the future of the organization.
- Ensuring accountability of the board to stakeholders, the public, and the organization.
- Defining key responsibilities, roles and expectations for each board member.
- Setting parameters for Board role verses Executive Director role. Recognizing the important partnership between the Board and the Executive Director and utilizing the expertise and knowledge of each.
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Assistance with Operation
Policy Development- Directing policies to align with the organization’s mission, vision and values.
- Linking operational policy with strategic planning.
- Ensuring policies are clear and concise.
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Board & Staff Leadership
- Ensuring leadership style reflects organization’s mission and values.
- Promoting effective leadership that ensures partnerships between staff and the board. Utilizing the expertise and knowledge of each.
- Clearly defining the responsibilities and role expectations of board and staff in the development and implementation of high quality services.
- Creating and strengthening organizational structure.
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Meetings
- Establishing processes and protocols for conducting effective and productive meetings.
- Creating a process and protocols and practices when conducting meetings for effective decision-making.
- Ensure a variety of techniques are utilized to maximize participation of all group members.
- Facilitating meetings on behalf of the organization or system.
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Facilitate Strategic Planning
- Participation of all stakeholders.
- Defines the current state both inside the organization and external environment.
- Celebrate accomplishments.
- Determines goals and strategies.
- Sets implementation and evaluation.
Structure a well-defined strategic process that includes:
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Program Review Assistance
& System Review- Review characteristics of effective teams.
- Assess strengths and areas for development of your team.
- Explore strategies for effective conflict resolution within a team.
- Design and implement effective team building exercises that promote communication, and team strength.
- Evaluate process and outcomes.
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Team Development
- Review and evaluate goals and objectives of organization or system.
- Review of best practice.
- Review current program results through stakeholder consultation and data collection.
- Identify areas of strength and areas for potential improvement and development.
- Include as appropriate, risk management process with mitigation strategies (this process may be a separate and unique exercise).
- Develop program review plan to reach new goals and objectives and manage change.
- Develop processes to monitor the results and outcomes of the new strategies.
LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®
Trained Facilitator.
The LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method is a facilitated meeting, communication and problem-solving process in which participants are led through a series of questions, probing deeper and deeper into the subject. Each participant builds his or her own 3D LEGO® model in response to the facilitator’s questions using specially selected LEGO® elements. These 3D models serve as a basis for group discussion, knowledge sharing, problem solving and decision making.
The LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Method is a technique which improves group problem solving. By utilizing visual, auditory and kinesthetic skills, the Method requires participants to learn and listen, and it provides all participants with a voice. The Method serves as a shared language regardless of culture or position. It is also a method that requires a trained facilitator.
Learn more about LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® at StrategicPlay.ca or contact us directly.
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