Board Assessment

Help Friends of Dinosaur Ridge 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.
Friends of Dinosaur Ridge
Morrison, CO, USA
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Morrison, CO, USA

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Posted June 5th

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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
What we have in place
  • We currently have a strategic plan and a solid board of directors, which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have a governance committee who can answer questions, and the ability to provide any other information you need.
How this will help
This project will save us $13,348 , allowing us to recruit new board members who have skills and talents we may be missing and prepare for our future.

Dinorsaur Ridge is a growing organization with dedicated employees, staff and a vision for the future. We are excited about that future, which includes building a new visitor center and expanding education and preservation programs.

To help ensure future success, this project will help us identify where we may have board gaps and members we can recruit whose skills may fill those gaps.

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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Friends of Dinosaur Ridge
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Our mission

The mission of Dinosaur Ridge is to educate the public about, and ensure the preservation of, the natural and historic resources of Dinosaur Ridge, Triceratops Trail, and the surrounding areas.

Testimonials

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Cindy and the entire board and staff at Dinosaur Ridge are exceptional. Each board member brings a wealth of time and talent to the organization. This is a well-run nonprofit, proactively tackling future issues, and I genuinely believe they will be successful in expanding the offerings Dinosaur Ridge can provide visitors. It was a delight to work with them!
Christine T.
Christine T.

Founder - Trainer

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