Fiduciary Responsibility: The Board's Role in Philanthropye
Facilitated by Ginny Christensen, Strategy for Growth
October 7, 2014
James Schwarz, Senior Governance Consultant, BoardSource
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October 21, 2014
Using Robert's Rules to Facilitate Dialogue and Harmonious Decisions Amongst Diverse Perspectives
Joe McTighe, Executive Director, Council on American Private Education & Irene McHenry, Former Executive Director, Friends Council on Education
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November 4, 2014
Leading for Unity: Group Dynamics and Consensus-Based Decision-Making
Drew Smith, Executive Director, Friends Council on Education & Sarah Daignault, Consultant to Independent Schools
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Responsibility for a Successful Future: Goal Setting and Evaluation
Facilitated by Ginny Christensen, Strategy for Growth
January 13, 2015
The Board as a Force Multiplier: Leaning into Action
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Karen Osborne, President, The Osborne Group
January 27, 2015
The Science, Art, and Impact of Generative Thinking in the Boardroom
Cathy Trower, President, Trower & Trower Inc.,
Author, The Practitioner’s Guide to Governance as Leadership: Building High Performing Nonprofit Boards
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February 10, 2015
Best Practice: Generative Conversations to Design the Future
Karen Osborne, Cathy Trower with:
Habib Gorgi, Board Clerk, Moses Brown School &
Matt Glendinning, Head of School, Moses Brown School
Following are the two articles that Moses Brown School Head of School, Matt Glendinning forwarded in preparation for this session:
As discussed in our session, often, after the strategic plan is in place, boards do one of two things – breathe a sigh of relief and say, “What’s next?” or meddle in details of implementation that belong to the administration. Neither of these paths is fruitful. So, what is the role of the board after the strategic plan is up and running? The role of the board is to continue to think critically and ask a different set of questions such as these provided by Cathy Trower: Download "Questions for Generative Conversations" here.
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