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Regular Board Activity |
Approximate Date (see NOTE #3 above) |
| 1. |
Fiscal year begins
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January (fiscal-year timing is often specified in the Bylaws) |
| 2. |
Conduct Board Self-Evaluation (do once a year and in preparation for first board retreat (there are 2 per year))
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March-April (do shortly before evaluating chief executive) |
| 3. |
Evaluate Chief Executive (by referencing his or her progress towards last fiscal year's goals and his or her job description)
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April-May (do shortly after completion of last fiscal year) |
| 4. |
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April-June (do concurrent to board and chief evaluations) |
| 5. |
Conduct first board retreat (address board self-evaluation results, team building, begin strategic planning, etc.)
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April |
| 6. |
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April-May (in time for June/July elections) |
| 7. |
Conduct strategic planning to produce organizational goals and resources need to reach goals |
May-June-July (start planning in time for setting mission, vision, values, issues, goals, strategies, resource needs, funding needs (nonprofit-specific), and time for getting funds before beginning of next fiscal year)
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| 8. |
Elect new board members
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June-July (per By-Laws) |
| 9. |
Establish chief executive's goals for next year (as produced from strategic planning) |
August (as organizational goals are realized from planning)
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| 10. |
Hold annual meeting |
July (per By-Laws)
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| 11. |
Draft next year's budget (based on resources needed to reach new strategic goals)
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July-August-September |
| 12. |
Develop fundraising plan(nonprofit-specific) (with primary goals to get funds needed for budget)
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July-August-September |
| 13. |
Conduct second board retreat (address board orientation/training, re-organize or form new committees based on goals from strategic plan, develop work plans, update board operations calendar, review planning status, etc.)
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August (in time to orient new board members soon after they join the board) |
| 14. |
Conduct fundraising plan(nonprofit-specific) (primarily to meet fundraising goals)
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August-December |