Until now, almost all books dealing with board evaluation have had an air of unreality about them. The perplexing graphs, the matrix boxes, the overlong questionnaires. It took only a thumbing through to render a judgment: "My board"s going to use this? Get real!"
Enter Gayle Gifford. Inhale the fresh air. See the ground break. Watch the clutter clear.
This nationally respected author and board consultant has pioneered an elegantly simple and enjoyable way for boards to evaluate and improve their overall performance.
It all comes down to answering a few dozen straightforward questions - questions that, as Graham Greene would say, get to "the heart of the matter."
-Have we set a goal for the good we want to do? -How well do we know our community"s needs? -Do we know if our programs are having an impact? -Do we ask the right financial questions? -Do we govern and resist the temptation to manage? -Do we recruit the board members we need? -Have we decided the board"s role in fundraising?
It doesn"t matter whether the setting is formal, as in a special board meeting, or casual - the chairperson"s living room.
It doesn"t matter whether you have 75 board members or seven.
It doesn"t matter whether yours is an established institution or a grassroots start-up.
All that matters is that the questions are answered candidly and the responses discussed.
Gifford has done nothing less than transform the way boards will evaluate themselves from this day forward. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге How Are We Doing?: A 1-hour Guide To Evaluating Your Performance As A Nonprofit Board (Gayle L. Gifford)