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Board Assessment

Help Norwalk Community College Foundation gain an understanding of how their board is performing and how it could improve in areas like governance practices, stewardship, revenue generation, and executive management.
Norwalk Community College Foundation
Norwalk, CT, USA
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Posted November 13th

Board Assessment

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What we need
  • 1-2 page summary of takeaways and trends from interviewing key individuals (no more than 8 interviews total)
  • Identification of the board’s strengths and recommendations for areas of improvement for board members collectively and individually
Additional details

I would like a board self-assessment survey tool and subsequently analysis to help board members better understand their role and serve as effective ambassadors of our mission and fundraisers to support our operations and programs.

What we have in place
  • We currently have prior board self assessment instruments and results, which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have a highly motivated governance committee, and the ability to provide any other information you need.
How this will help
This project will save us $8,773 , allowing us to serve more students by awarding scholarships to community college students and developing high quality programs to promote retention and graduation rates for vulnerable student populations.

We have a large board of directors and varying levels of board experience and I would like to build a better understanding of board member roles and responsibilities to serve as an effective ambassador for our mission and fundraiser.

Project plan

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Prep: Provide Current Materials
  • Volunteer Manager provides Professional with past reviews or board performance evaluations, if any
  • Volunteer Manager communicates an overview of board’s governance practices, stewardship, membership, revenue generation, and executive management
  • Volunteer Manager outlines 1-2 specific areas of focus for the evaluation
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Milestone 1: Research
  • Professional connects with Volunteer Manager for a brainstorming/overview session to better understand current situation and desired outcomes
  • Professional and Volunteer Manager mutually agree on key individuals to interview or survey (no more than 8 total, including Executive Director, Board Chair, select board members, and key staff)
  • Professional drafts survey and/or interview questions for the list created above
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Milestone 2: Interviews and Evaluation
  • Professional conducts surveys and/or interviews with mutually agreed upon list from above
  • Professional reviews any relevant materials regarding the board’s performance (e.g. bylaws, previous board reviews or assessments, previous or current strategic plans)
  • Professional synthesizes findings from surveys and/or interviews into a 1-2 page outline
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Milestone 3: Delivery of Board Assessment
  • Professional drafts a 1-3 page document outlining the overview and suggested areas of improvement based on their findings
  • Volunteer Manager reviews document
  • Professional delivers a finalized document and/or presentation to the Volunteer Manager, outlining their key findings and recommendations, including suggested areas of improvement
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Norwalk Community College Foundation
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Carrie B
Carrie B.

Executive Director

Our mission

Our Mission is Three-fold:
-Raise funds for Norwalk Community College programs and scholarships
-Invest, administer and distribute funds so that students of all ages continue to benefit from challenging opportunities for self-improvement and intellectual growth
-Inspire and engage our community to share talents and resources.

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