1. Good Governance!

2. The Soil: What is your Grade? 3. The Soil: What is Governance? 4. Selecting the Soil: Nomination of Board Members STARTS WITH NOMINATION & ORIENTATION 5. CRITERIA Skills What skills do they bring to the board Behavior Respected Team Player? Performance Attend meetings regularly Actively Engaged Prepared for Meetings Participate on Committees Donate Annually Ask Others to Mentor Care about Mission Identify Fundraising Opportunities/Help fundraise 6. NOMINATION Board Members suggest names Exec. Committee member interviews candidate Member(s) Selected Paperwork Submitted Board Votes Placed in Class/Term 7. ORIENTATION Mission, Vision and Value Chapter Strat Plan Board Handbook Elements of Effective Practice Chapter Dashboards Officers & Classes Meeting Dates & Times D & O Liability Job Description Important Materials 8. Fertilizing the Soil: Board Structure 9. STRUCTURE Questions Whats on the agenda? What Role are Board members playing? How many meetings? How long are you meeting? What is the quality of your meeting? 10. Tilling the Soil: Term Limits and Evaluation 11. TERM LIMITS in your garden. Three Year Terms, Renewable One Time Roles of Emeritus Board President Should Pull the Weeds 12. EVALUATEHow is the Gardening Growing? Elements of Effective Practice Dashboard Strategic Plan Annual Review with Board Members Sample Survey 13. Rocky Soil: Difficult Issues 14. Rocks in Your Garden