Literacy Basics - Community Literacy of Ontario

Activity

The help sheet (next page) from Nathan Garber & Associates will help you identify where you agree and disagree on the areas of authority of the board and Executive Director. It lists a number of activities that must be undertaken in a successful organization. Add any activities that are specific to your organization; then use the form to guide your discussion and clarify your expectations of the board/ED relationship. The result will be the basis for a governance structure tailored to your own organization.

At a board meeting:

1. Hand out the sheet to all board members and the ED.
2. Allow about 15 minutes for each person to mark in which column the decision or activity belongs.
3. Compile the answers on a master sheet, showing how many responses were put in each column.
4. Review the distribution of answers, noting the items on which
1. there is consensus
2. there is a diversity of opinion
3. the consensus of the board is different from the response of the ED

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