tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416792277523234242.post3746989290260856120..comments2023-10-28T10:52:27.646-04:00Comments on Leading by Design: The Dialogue of the BoardAnne W. Ackersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04543098694263540652noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416792277523234242.post-41658462398366988632011-01-24T16:17:43.536-05:002011-01-24T16:17:43.536-05:00I regularly do board retreats and special meetings...I regularly do board retreats and special meetings that focus on specific discussions. Just last week, I worked with a board at a special board meeting to flesh out a fund development plan for 2011. This is an organization that's small, almost all volunteer, and in financial trouble. The board doesn't have active committees and doesn't do much fundraising. So what we did in 2 hours was to split up into groups of three to flesh out some specific plans to raise funds this year. <br /><br />The group worked for one hour on that, then came back together and spent the second hour sharing their plans with the others. Each small group agreed to stay together to continue honing their plans.<br /><br />So, in one fairly compact period of time the board began to deal with raising the $20K they need to raise, identify specific ways to raise it and agree to keep their small group going as an ad hoc committee. This approach allowed them to take some very ownership of the problem and potential solutions.<br /><br />The trick will be to keep them and their plans on track.<br /><br />So, that's one example of a "work session" that could be folded into a board meeting situation.Anne W. Ackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04543098694263540652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416792277523234242.post-26576088974449212912011-01-23T10:40:46.079-05:002011-01-23T10:40:46.079-05:00Interesting ideas - have you had a chance to imple...Interesting ideas - have you had a chance to implement any of them yet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com