Presenting: Board Orientation

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Presenting Board Orientation
Your Organization Date of Orientation Location of
Orientation
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Section1
Overview of the Nonprofit Sector
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Overview of the Nonprofit Sector

• Americas Three Sectors

Private Sector l Business and industry
Public Sector l Government and public
educational systems
Nonprofit Sector l Charitable organizations,
membership associations, professional
societies
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Overview of the Nonprofit Sector

• What Is the Nonprofit Sector?

t Homeless shelters and soup kitchens l
Colleges and universities l Support and
counseling services l Hospitals and
community health centers
l Advocacy and public education groups l
Membership associations l Environmental and
conservation groups l Performing arts and
fine arts organizations
l Churches, temples, and mosques l Credit
unions l Veterans and service clubs l
Sororities and fraternities
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Overview of the Nonprofit Sector

• Types of Nonprofits

Charities (Section 501(c)(3) of IRS tax code) l
Special Olympics, YMCA, Metropolitan Museum
of Art
Professional and Trade Associations
(501(c)(6)) l American Dental Association,
AARP, National PTA
National Social Welfare Organizations
(501(c)(4)) l NAACP, National Organization
for Women, Sierra Club
Social Organizations (501(c)(7)) l Swimming
clubs, garden clubs, alumni associations
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Overview Of The Nonprofit Sector

• What Is the Nonprofit Sector?

• l Approximately 1.6 million nonprofit
  organizations in the U.S.
• l Combined revenues
• of more than 670 billion
• l One in 12 Americans
• works for a nonprofit
• l 56 percent of adults volunteer for
  nonprofits
• l Combined contributions of 190.16
  billion in 1999

For more information on the nonprofit sector,
visit The National Center for Nonprofit Boards
website at www.ncnb.org.
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Section 2
About the Organization
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About the Organization

• Mission
• Your mission statement here.

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About the Organization

• Vision
• Your vision statement here.

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About The Organization
(Sample)

• History
• 1990 Founded by John Jordan. First Literacy
  Action Center opened in Mayfield.
• 1992 Served 200 clients. Employed 4 full-time
  staff and 5 volunteers.
• 1994 Juniperville site opened.
• 1998 Strategic plan adopted for years 1999
  2002.
• 1999 4 sites in operation.
• 2001 Serves more than 1,200 clients
  annually. 15 full-time staff, 4 part-time
  staff, 30 volunteers.

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About the Organization
(Sample)

• Programs and Services
• Teen Literacy Now Initiative
• Goal To Improve the Reading Comprehension Skills
  of 14-18 Year-Olds
• In 2000
• 5,000 brochures distributed
• 200 teens received free counseling
• 12 teen literacy workshops conducted in 5 area
  high schools to more than 900 students

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About the Organization
(Sample)

• Finances
• Sources of Income, 2000
• 50 state and county grants
• 25 foundation grants
• 25 individual contributions
• Major Funders Include
• XYZ Community Foundation
• The ABC Fund
• Current Budget 4.5 Million

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About the Organization
(Sample)

• Fund-Raising
• Three-Year, 4 Million Endowment Campaign
  Launched in 2000
• 60 has been raised to meet goal
• Fund-Raising Goals for 2001 Are XX
• Board Members Are Required to
• Purchase tickets to annual fund-raising dinner
  each March
• Make a personal annual contribution
• Provide names of potential contributors

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About the Organization

• Strategic Plan
• GOAL To increase the organizations visibility
  in the business community.
• STRATEGY Promote literacy volunteerism among
  corporate employees through a targeted public
  education program.
• GOAL To increase reading skills and
  comprehension levels in students ages 8-12.
• STRATEGY Work with school districts to develop
  after-school reading programs for students K-8.

(Sample)
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About the Organization
(Sample)

• Structure
• Literacy Action Center Senior Staff

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About the Organization
(Sample)

• Relationships
• Sites for After School Programs
• South View Junior High School
• Perrysburg Middle School
• Corporate Volunteer Sponsors
• The Daily Gazette
• Spring Valley Bank
• Main Street Booksellers

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Section 3
About the Board
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About the Board
(Sample)

• Board Structure
• Board Officers
• Frank Navaro, board chair (Class of 2002)
• Stella Jarvis, vice chair (Class of 2004)
• Gretta Smith, treasurer (Class of 2002)
• Jeffrey Marx, secretary (Class of 2001)

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About the Board
(Sample)

• Board Structure
• Committees
• Executive committee, Stella Jarvis, chair
• Governance committee, Jan Johnson, chair
• Finance committee, Charlie Preston, chair

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About the Board
(Sample)

• Board Structure
• Task Forces
• Annual fund-raising dinner, Jeffrey Marx, chair
• CEO selection, Gretta Smith, chair

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About the Board
(Sample)

• Board Operations
• Board Composition and Recruitment
• 15 board members
• Three-year terms
• Two consecutive term maximum service
• Governance committee leads recruitment and
  nominating process

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About the Board
(Sample)

• Board Consultants
• Legal counsel, Peter Nunez, Esq.
• Auditor, Valerie Lourdes, CPA
• Fund-raising consultant, Jane Sofas, CFRE
• Investment manager, Sylvia Grant

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About the Board
(Sample)

• Reading List
• Bylaws
• Board policies
• Board biographies
• Prior years annual audit
• Budget
• Annual report
• Strategic plan
• Case statement

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About the Board
(Sample)

• Board Calendar
• Board meetings / dates
• Fund-raising events / dates
• Chief executive performance evaluation / date
• Annual retreat / date
• Annual audit / date

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Section 4
Board Roles and Responsibilities
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Board Roles and Responsibilities

• Board Function
• Organizational Governance

l Authority
l Accountability
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Board Roles and Responsibilities

• Key Roles of the Board
• Set Organizational Direction
• Provide Oversight
• Ensure Necessary Resources

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Board Roles and Responsibilities

• Board Role
• Set Organizational Direction
• Responsibilities
• Participate in regular strategic planning (every
  three years)
• Determine organizations mission
• Set the vision for the future
• Establish organizational values
• Set major goals and develop strategies
• Approve operational or annual plans

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Board Roles and Responsibilities

• Board Role
• Ensure Necessary Resources
• Responsibilities
• Hire capable executive leadership
• Ensure adequate financial resources
• Promote positive public image
• Ensure the presence of a capable and responsible
  board

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Board Roles and Responsibilities

• Board Role
• Provide Oversight
• Responsibilities
• Oversee financial management
• Minimize exposure to risk
• Measure progress on strategic plan
• Monitor and evaluate programs and services
• Provide legal and moral oversight
• Evaluate the chief executive (annually)
• Evaluate itself (every two to three years)

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Board Roles and Responsibilities

• Individual Board Member Responsibilities
• Act in Accordance With Legal Standards

Duty of Care l Stay informed and ask
questions
Duty of Loyalty l Show undivided allegiance
to organizations welfare
Duty of Obedience l Stay faithful to the
organizations mission
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Board Roles and Responsibilities

• Individual Board Member Responsibilities

l Participate in the governance of the
organization
l Work on committees and task forces
l Volunteer services to the organization
outside of their board work
l Serve as ambassadors to the community
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Board Roles and Responsibilities

• Individual Board Member Responsibilities
• Participate in Fund-Raising Activities

l Make a personal financial contribution
l Provide names of potential donors
l Visit funders
l Write thank-you notes
l Attend fund-raising events
l Act as a resource to director of
development and chief executive