IAFPD Leadership Evaluation

IAFPD Board Evaluation

Our board prepares to do its job by...

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Conducting a thorough orientation for all board members. *

Integrating new members into the team as quickly as possible. *

Attending board development conferences. *

Providing monthly or quarterly board development activities for all board members. *

Performing an annual self-evaluation of board operations *

Providing all board members with copies of the mission statement, bylaws, strategic plan, and all other important documents of the organization. *

Touring the IAFPD office at least once each year. *

Our board ensures good meetings by...

Limiting most quarterly board meetings to 6 hours or less. *

Providing a comfortable meeting room conducive to business. *

Convening and adjourning on time. *

Sticking to the proposed agenda. *

Working for consensus rather than fighting for a majority. *

Following a businesslike system of parliamentary rules. *

Including the association administrator as a resource for all deliberations. *

Confining all discussion to policy issues and avoiding management issues. *

Allowing/encouraging all board members to participate in discussion. *

Individual board members...

Attend at least 90% of all board meetings and committee meetings to which they're assigned *

Come to meetings prepared to discuss agenda issues. *

Come to meetings on time. *

See themselves as part of a team effort *

Act as advocates for the organization. *

Know their responsibility as trustees of the organization. *

Attempt to exercise authority only during official meetings of the board. *

Represent the broad interest of the organization and all constituents, not special interests. *

Understand the most efficient way to govern is to delegate management to the association administrator. *

Our board plans for the future of the organization by:

Regularly reviewing and approving the mission statement. *

Annually reviewing progress toward long-range goals and modifying the strategic plan accordingly. *

Operating from opportunity to opportunity rather that crisis to crisis. *

Reinforcements and solutions:

In which of the major categories above does our board show real strength? *

In which of the major categories above does our board need improvement? *

Do you have any other comments? *

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