P LANNING Driving Strategic Planning will set you on the right path towards initiating a sustainable and dynamic long-term strategic Planning process that will grow with your organization. The Nonprofit Board's Role in Setting and Advancing the Mission shows how board members can actively contribute to the creation of mission. F UNDRAISING Fearless Fund-Raising will help you motivate and involve your board to become active fundraisers. Speaking of Money, hosted by ABC News journalist Hugh

ERIES O'Connor, Judith. The Planning Committee: Shaping Your Organization's Future. Washington, DC: BoardSource, 1997, 20 pages. Planning for the organization's future is an important board function -- and the Planning committee guides the process. This book defines the committee's responsibilities, outlines how the committee and full board relate to staff and constituents during strategic Planning, and provides guidance in conducting the strategic Planning process. Tempel, Eugene R. The

members from other countries successfully into what had been a U.S.-focused organization. A major component to this effort was a strategic planning process that modeled what IAJE hoped its future decision-making process would look like. A non-U.S. board member was the co-chair of the strategic planning committee, and each of the task forces had non-U.S. members. This process enabled IAJE's leaders to integrate international colleagues and perspectives into all aspects of their decision-making

members from other countries successfully into what had been a U.S.-focused organization. A major component to this effort was a strategic planning process that modeled what IAJE hoped its future decision-making process would look like. A non-U.S. board member was the co-chair of the strategic planning committee, and each of the task forces had non-U.S. members. This process enabled IAJE's leaders to integrate international colleagues and perspectives into all aspects of their decision-making

OVERSIGHT AND ENSURE MISSION SUCCESS. IN 2005, BOARDSOURCE PROVIDED CONSULTING AND TRAINING SERVICES TO MORE THAN 5,500 NONPROFIT BOARD MEMBERS AND CEOS IN MORE THAN 200 ENGAGEMENTS. WE ADDRESS A HOST OF GOVERNANCE NEEDS, INCLUDING: SUCCESSION PLANNING, STRATEGIC THINKING AND STRATEGIC FRAMEWORKS, SUSTAINING RESOURCES AND FUNDRAISING, BOARD ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE DESIGN, AND MEETING FACILITATION. TWO OF THE MOST REQUESTED SERVICES ARE THE FACILITATION OF BOARD SELF

and forward-looking plans. Chief executives and board members who use consent agendas speak glowingly of their impact on organizational decision making and board-staff solidarity. They appreciate the fact that their limited time is used well and that conversations in the boardroom are productive. The following seven steps outline how to use a consent agenda successfully. 1. Set the meeting agenda. Together, the board chair and the chief executive identify what issues should be at the

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Presenting: Strategic Planning: Choosing the Right Method for Your Nonprofit Organization, which nonprofit leaders or consultants can use to help boards begin a strategic Planning process. This publication and CD-ROM package includes an overview of three different approaches to strategic Planning and customizable presentations to facilitate board discussions on the strategic Planning process. MEMBERSHIP · In 2005, more nonprofit leaders participated in the BoardSource membership