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Ten Vital Roles For Board Members: Your Job is to
Make a Difference
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1. First, Know why we are here
• Why do we exist?
• Who created us when?
• History of Leadership
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2. Leading is a Partnership.
• Board Members are Strategic Policy Advisors
• Executive & Staff are Operational Experts
• Together, they are advantage for organization and people served.
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3. Serving people is our goal.
• Seek first to understand the program of service
• Give some time to people we serve
• Let them get to know you
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4. We serve the residents by serving our staff.
• Seek first to understand staff roles
• Get to know our key staff• Observe/learn about our key
systems
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5. We are effective managers.
• Review the Performance of Executive goals
• Review the Performance of Board goals
• Most importantly, hold yourselves and management staff accountable
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6. We are ambassador’s for our organization.
• Represent your organization well in the community
• Give money and help to raise money
• We need to be socially accountable to our community.
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7. We are fiscally responsible.
• Approve an annual budget• Review and accept Independent
annual auditor• Approve capital plan• Plan for a ‘rainy day” financial
reserve
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8. Planning for tomorrow is not a luxury it’s a duty.
• Set aside time each year for “planning long term”
• Adopt long term goals annually
• Use them for board meeting discussions
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9. Board Meetings Should Use the Talents in the
Room!• Meetings should be
engaging.• Staff reports read
before meeting.• Board members
lead the discussion.• Every voice needs
to be heard.
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10. You leave the organization better off than
when you started• How can I
improve this organization?
• How can I improve this Board?
• What programs should we stop?
• What programs should we start?
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Additional Resources
• Board Source: www.boardsource.org
• AAHSA: www.aahsa.org • KAHSA: www.kahsa.org• The Governance Institute
www.governanceinstitute.com