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Board Assessment

Help Digital Literacy Rocks! 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.
Digital Literacy Rocks!
Fairfield, CA, USA
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Posted February 11th

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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

The organization is requesting a review/analysis of current bylaws, Board job descriptions, Board roles & responsibilities and strategic plans to design a Board Self-Assessment tool. Additionally, the organization wishes to determine how fully and in what ways our current Board design and governance approach does or does not helps us achieve our mission, vision, and values.

What we have in place
  • We currently have documents about governance and operating practices, which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have commitment from the Director and six(6) Board Members, and the ability to provide any other information you need.
How this will help
This project will save us $8,773 , allowing us to implement change management recommendations for improved, sustainable Organizational performance and effectiveness, and mitigate long-term operational risks.

The Organization is bundling this project along with Board Recruitment Systems, Board Prospecting, Hiring Strategy, Membership Strategy, and Succession Planning Session projects to strengthen organizational effectiveness, and support fundraising and community-building goals.

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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Digital Literacy Rocks!
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Natalie W
Natalie W.

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Our mission

Our Mission is to enhance the quality of life for adult communities being left behind by the digital divide.

What we do

We provide hands-on, customized instruction in Computer Basics, Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point at the beginner and intermediate levels. We do this LIVE on Zoom in one-on-one or small group settings - meeting people where they are and helping them along the journey to reach their goals. A nationally recognized Digital Literacy Certificate is awarded upon satisfactory completion of instruction.

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