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How do you stay connected with your Board of Directors and committees?
What strategies do you use to keep your Board connected and engaged with your important philanthropic work? Some questions from today's Coffee Talk to think about: What are your policies and procedures for your Board of Directors and Committees? How do you recruit and bring on new members? How do you structure committees…
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Conflict of Interest - Board Members awarding grants other Non-Profits where they serve on a Board
Our auditors are asking us to compile a list of grants made by Board members (via their DAF or Designated Funds) to other non-profits where they sit on the Board. Has anyone done this and if so, how do you go about generating a report out of CSuite? Thanks.
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Board Member/Trustee Benefits
Hello! I want to make a benchmark comparison regarding Board Member/Trustee benefits. Our Foundation currently offers our Trustees $25,000 annual designations to any nonprofit organization of their choice. One of the Trustees has recently asked for an increase, and I'm curious what other Foundations do in terms of…
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Moved: Board and Committee Tracking
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Let's talk about affiliate committees!
Happy Monday, everyone! I would love to hear from some of you about two things: 1) How you engage your affiliate committee members and 2) how you go about recruiting new members for your committees. Our community foundation has a total of 23 affiliate regions, and each region has its own affiliate committee. Some…
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Development Committee Responsibilities
Hello everyone, I have been at our CF for about 18 months. I want to re-envision our Development Committee's job description (it is currently non-existent). Does anyone have templates they could share of what is working well for them? We are currently a committee of 4-6 (myself as the Development Officer, our Board Chair…
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Requesting a Copy of Board Lists
I'm looking for some best practices on requesting a copy of an organization's Board list. Currently we just ask them to upload a copy of their current list with their application. We'd like to ask for more specific information about each Board member, such as their background and expertise, but want to make sure we ask in…
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Board Management Software?
Is anyone currently using (or been looking into) a Board Management software? We are looking to streamline all of our communication and do what we can to make things as engaging, fun and easy as possible (i.e. checklist/personal dashboard) for our Board.
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"Virtual meetings have leveled the playing field"
Do you agree that "virtual meetings have leveled the playing field—and more board members are showing up to play?" Have you seen your Board improve its efficiency and engagement over the past year?
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Recent Board Member Agreement Refresh?
We want to update and refresh our Board Member Agreement. Curious if anyone has done this lately and or willing to share theirs with us? Also curious about how best to include a commitment to Equity and Diversity / Racial and Social Equity pledge/commitment or if this should be separate.
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Making hard copy board books
Hey, all. I compile hard copy books for our board that include applications submitted, attachments, and staff evaluation. I do a fair amount of editing to present the application information to the board in the fashion they have requested. My work around to edit and publish a hard copy of the applications and assorted…
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Shifting grant agreement process to electronic signatures, Collaborator and integrity
Our foundation recently adapted our grant agreement process to verify and submit signatures electronically as we all shift to working remotely. We require 2 signatures: one from a board officer and the second from the CEO. We are utilizing the Collaborator function to invite board members to complete this action item. We…
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Board Portal Recommendations
I'm seeking recommendations on any board portal website, cloud-based software, or programs that you use to store documents for secure access and communicate with board members; I attached a screenshot of features we might be interested in for reference. If anyone has experience with BoardEffects, OnBoard by Passageways, or…
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Reporting to your Board
How does your organization report out to your Board? We have done simple info graphs but would like to change it up this year. I look forward to all your suggestions. Thank you
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Family Foundations - Planning for Rapid Increase of Corpus
Hi! Just looking for other Family Foundations that have recently experienced a rapid increase of corpus. Seeking lessons learned for planning and educating board members. Any thoughts or suggestions appreciated.
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Framework for on/off boarding new initiatives
Hello all! We are looking at creating a framework around our initiatives that provides a starting point/decision tree. As we start this process, the question arose (as always) 'how do other community foundations do it?' Wondering if anyone already has a framework in place that outlines their process in taking on a new…
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How to Work Well with Your Board
Spotted this article and thought I'd share! It's a quick 3-minute read. Associations Now: How to Work Well with Your Board
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Conflict of Interest Policy (Examples)
Attached are a couple of examples of COI policies that are used by private foundations that I work with.
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Conflict of Interest
On today's feature webinar on evaluations, we demonstrated how to record an evaluator's conflict of interest declarations on an evaluation form. Is anyone willing to share their conflict of interest policy? How do you explain to evaluators what is a conflict, and what is not?
