great governance fairfield county first steps
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The Big Picture
1,561,780+ Tax-Exempt (Nonprofits)
966,599– Public Charities
96,584 – Private Foundations
366,618 – Other 501-c’s
$1.65 Trillion in Revenue
13 Million Employees
61 Million Volunteers
5.5% of GDP
9% of Economy’s Wages
10% of Jobs
2013 contributions: $335.17 billion by source of contributions(in billions of dollars – all figures are rounded)
CAN’T DUPLICATE/DISTRIBUTE SLIDE –
SOURCE – GIVING USA
2013 contributions: $335.17 billion by type of recipient organization(in billions of dollars – all figures are rounded)
CAN’T DUPLICATE/DISTRIBUTE SLIDE –
SOURCE – GIVING USA
Economic Engine in the Social Sectors*
American Cancer Society
Special Olympics
Small LocalChurch
Teach For America
Charitable Donations & Private Grants
High
Low
Business Revenue
Low High
Nature Conservancy
Mega Church
Girl Scouts Local Council
NYCOpera
Harvard College Private
Schools
Share our Strength
Boys & Girls Clubs
Charter Schools
K-12 Public Schools
NASA
EPA NYPD
MayoClinic Red
Cross
Goodwill Industries
UC Berkeley
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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II III
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*Jim Collins- Good To Great and the Social Sectors
Governance
Organizational control by group leadership, usually on the behalf of others, that ensures an organization
achieves what it should achieve while avoiding those behaviors and
situations that should be avoided.
Collective Governance Responsibilities
Duty of Obedience To the central mission & purpose Function w/in the law of the land and its own
bylaws Duty of Care
Careful oversight Attention to issues Actively participate
Duty of Loyalty Faithful to the organization’s priorities Avoiding conflicts of interests Interest of the organization ahead of personal
interest
Management
Organizing, planning, controlling, directing, and coordinating an organization’s resources and
activities in order to achieve defined objectives.
Governing Board Chain of Command (Org. Chart)
Owners
Board
CEO
Manager
Staff Staff
Manager
Staff Staff
Agent of the Owners
Agent of the Board
Policy
Processes
Procedures
The Stages of Development
Forming Transition from individual to member status; explore boundaries of group. Testing the leader’s guidance both formally and informally
Storming Difficult time for a team; resist collaborating with other team members. Groups debate about the approach and actions they need to take.
Norming Members reconcile competing loyalties and responsibilities. Team ground rules (or “norms”) are accepted; Begin to assist one another.
Performing Members have discovered/accepted each other’s strengths and
weaknesses. Relationships and expectations are clear.