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Revision as of 03:40, 21 February 2012
Agenda
Introduction
- What are your expectations?
- Representing the membership
- Policy importance?
- How to get a committee working
- How to engage non-board volunteers
- Board roles and responsibilties
- Team building/fun
- Building in habits of making time for commitments
- Getting things done
Legal and Ethical
- Action Items
- Policies on dealing with facility issues (theft, etc)
- Policies re. volunteer access to assets (keys, cash, etc)
- Develop key messages for appointed spokespeople (bikepaths, helmets, sidewalks)
- Data backup and encryption consderation (review processes) (password protection and servers)
- Review and discuss risks
- Share and document knowledge
- Schedule annual
- Risks
- high number of people with keys to space
- aggressive patrons
- access to funds (many people)
- perception of organization due to actions of members
- past reputation (are we bound by that?)
- access to data
- technology - data backups
- remittances to CRA
- A Board Dilemma
- How would you define the problem(s)?
- Why did it happen?
- What are the possible consequences for the board, individual board members and the organisation?
- What is the learning from this case you can apply to your organisation?
Roles and Responsibilities
- Action items
- Vision Statement
- Board member job description (including time commitments etc)
- Transition plan to greater “Policy Board” activities and policy
- Define target audience
- 6 month review of GMI/responsibilties
Policy Development
- Action Items
- Bike path policy (position)
- Governance style policy
- Helmet policy (position)
- Riding on sidewalks policy (position)
- Target/mission/vision updated
- Update policy making policy?
- how policy is created (ie. in pairs etc)
- add #10 - reference to other related policies
Committees
- Action Items
- Finish committee TORs
- Review Bikeworks:commitee vs. staff Roles
- Review committees for overlap with staff responsibility
- volunteer recruitment for committees
Managing the Work
Building a Better Board
- Action Items
- Recruitment (nominating) committee
- Orientation manual for new board members
- Orientation session planning session
- Casual/Informal event
- BDP workshop in 2-4 years
- Evaluation process
Action Plan and Closing
Goals | Who? | Finish Date |
---|---|---|
Develop key messages for appointed spokespeople (bike paths, helmets, sidewalks) | Duncan | March meeting |
Review committees for overlap with staff responsibilities | Individual committee chairs | Review for Feb, revise for March |
Board member job descriptions | Exec | May |
Transition plan to greater "policy board" activities and governance policy | Anna | June |
Parking Lot
- Reporting/following Grant requirements
- Charity Status
- Grant applications
- Staff spending authority
- Representing membership
Resources
- BDP Website
- BDP Workbooks
- Volunteer Resource Centre
- Lawyer Referral Service (1-800-661-1095)
Ground Rules
- Be on time
- Solid facilitation
- Keep on task
- Participation from all
- Take your turn speaking
- Be present
- confidentiality