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Posts Tagged 'Governance Minute'

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Governance Minute: Fundraising: The Board's Role

Rebekah Burch Basinger explains that there are two ways to understand the role of the board of trustees in fundraising.

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Governance Minute: Strategic Planning: A Road Map to the Future

Randy Thomann explains how strategic planning charts an institution's journey into the future and establishes markers along the way.

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Governance Minute: Five Steps to Shared Governance Success

Delores Brisbon says that for shared governance to succeed, an institution needs to follow five key steps.

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Governance Minute: Shared Governance: Myths and Tips

William R. Myers shares several myths and tips regarding shared governance.

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Governance Minute: Pitfalls of Planning

Randy Thomann says that while strategic planning is important, but there are pitfalls to avoid.

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Governance Minute: Board Orientation: An Ongoing Process

Rebekah Burch Basinger says that board member orientation is a critical piece to ensure the long-term success of a board member, but it's an area that is often glossed over. We tend to think of board orientation as a once-and-done activity, but in fact, orienting new members is an ongoing process. We're always being oriented.

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Governance Minute: Essentials of Board Orientation

Rebekah Burch Basinger says that board orientation should focus on the essential pieces of information that a board member needs, and the temptation to dump everything on the new member should be resisted. 

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Governance Minute: Welcome to the Boardroom

William R. Myers says that if your seminary or theological school wants to give new board members a running start, you should try these five strategies.

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Governance Minute: Why Strategic Planning?

Robert S. Landrebe says that the primary benefit of strategic planning is the gathering of new insights. Strategic planning is all about looking at alternatives and identifying those that are going to make the greatest impact for your future as a school.

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Governance Minute: The Dashboard: A Solution to Information Overload

William R. Myers explains what a dashboard or strategic indicator status report is, how it's used by a board, and how it can help a seminary or theological school board.

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Governance Minute: What's Your Elevator Speech?

Rebekah Burch Basinger says that to be effective ambassadors, board members should be able to tell the story of their connection with the institution -- their elevator speech.

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Governance Minute: Essential Elements of Presidential Assessment

Paul Dovre explains the essential elements of presidential assessment.

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Governance Minute: Characteristics of Effective Board Chairs

Paul Dovre discusses the three characteristics of an effective board chair.

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Governance Minute: The Benefits of a Good Board Mentor

Rebekah Burch Basinger says that a "board buddy" or mentor can help a new board member get up to speed quickly. The buddy or mentor can help the new member at meetings, but the buddy can also contact the new member between meetings to answer questions.

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Governance Minute: Essential Elements of Presidential Assessment

Paul Dovre explains the essential elements of presidential assessment.

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Governance Minute: Essentials of Good Board Governance

Rebekah Burch Basinger says that theological schools face significant challenges, and when you accept a seat on a school's governing board, those challenges become yours -- you are a steward of the school's core mission.

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Governance Minute: An Effective President-Board Chair Relationship

Rebekah Burch Basinger describes the key to an effective president-board chair relationship: Believe that your school is no stronger than its board.

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Governance Minute: Presidential Evaluation: Why Invite a Third Party?

Paul Dovre explains why third-party evaluation is essential to presidential assessment.

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