What Is Your First Step?
A good doctor needs to do a bit of listening before determining what is ailing the patient and prescribing solutions.
We have three primary diagnostic tools to help you determine whether your board is already healthy enough to go the distance, is in need of a minor adjustment or two, or you have a code blue on your hands. Once you know where you are, you can make a plan to get better. The Board Doctor can help.
Wellness Test – a Free Screening Tool
The Board Doctor's Annual Checkup
Telehealth Appointment
The Board Doctor’s Annual Checkup:
A Board Governance Self-Assesment
Facilitated self-assessment is a great way for a board of directors to evaluate their performance against a comprehensive set of standards. This will allow the board to identify where they are performing well and not so well, and then make decisions together about what, if anything, to address. Because it is comprehensive, The Board Doctor’s Annual Checkup can be used be boards of any size or state of health.
Complete Online Survey
All board members answer the assessment questions confidentially in a secure online portal. The ten sections cover governance topics ranging from legal compliance to board meetings to financials and beyond.
Identify Areas of Strength
The report provides question-by-question pie charts to easily see where all agree the board is doing well. Pat yourselves on the back - and keep it going!
Build Consensus
Board members discuss areas where the report shows differing perspectives, grow their understanding of what is working or not working for each other, and find ways to move toward each other.
Prioritize Areas Needing Improvement
The summary report provides 3-5 recommendations for high-yield action steps the board can review together as they consider what changes are (or are not) needed.
Develop an Improvement Plan
Once the board has decided what action steps to take, it's time to make a plan. Place highest priority items on the calendar for upcoming meetings and assign responsibility for taking the lead roles.
Implement Priority Changes
Assessing strengths and weaknesses is one thing, actually making the changes in another - but The Board Doctor has your back. Get the guidance you need in our Nonprofit Vitality learning community.
INDIVIDUAL
VERSION
While it’s best for the whole board to complete the assessment – so leaders can see where differences of opinion exist – it is possible to take it on your own.
What you get:
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Automated email with pdf attachment of all questions, together with your answers.
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Link to set up an optional 30 minute debrief call with Cathy to review results and choose next steps.
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One annual membership in Nonprofit Vitality.
$29
(plus $50 for optional debrief call)
WHOLE-BOARD VERSION
You send me the email addresses of everyone on your board and I send them a link to the board self-assessment. 100% board participation is recommended.
What you get:
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Question-by-question results, compiled into pie-charts and individual comments presented anonymously.
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A short memo summarizing the key findings and listing 3-4 recommendations for next steps from The Board Doctor.
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Annual Memberships in Nonprofit Vitality for everyone who participates.
$499
(plus $250 for optional presentation to the board)
The Wellness Test
The Board Doctor’s Wellness Test is a 10-question screening tool that will help you assess whether everything is mostly on track, or whether your board could use a shot in the arm! The truth is that even very healthy boards of directors could use some help from time to time. Take the free Wellness Test now and get your score immediately via email. Your results will come with a link to The Board Doctor's calendar so you can book a free, optional call to debrief and plan a few next steps.
Telehealth Appointments
For those who would prefer to just talk it through, I am listening! Tell me about your board’s idiosyncrasies and unique needs. I’ll ask a few pertinent questions designed to get you thinking about whatever might help improve the situation. If I think one of the services I offer will help, I’ll say so. I also might refer you to another resource. Whatever you need—that’s what we will try to find.
