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 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.
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.
Simple Step-by-Step Process
Board Members Complete Confidential Online Survey. Board members receive a link to The Annual Checkup via an online survey tool. Each person assesses the board’s performance in the privacy of their own home or office, clicking their response to each of the 100 checklist items and also providing as much explanation as they choose. Individual responses are kept in the strictest confidence.
An example of an actual survey question and the wide variety of responses from board members is shown below:
The Board Doctor Prepares an Assessment Report. Once everyone has completed The Annual Checkup, we compile the results item by item and prepare an analysis. The report highlights areas where the board is doing great, any areas of concern, and areas where immediate action is recommended. The Board Doctor, LLC will suggest some individualized high-yield action steps to help you improve the performance of the board of directors.
(Optional) Results Are Presented in the Boardroom. Participating organizations have an option to bring The Board Doctor, LLC directly into their board room – in person or virtually – to review the results of The Annual Checkup and facilitate discussion. In one short hour or two, board members can ask questions, share their perspective further, and make decisions together about what action steps are needed as a result of their self-assessment.
Membership in Nonprofit Vitality. As an added bonus everyone who participates will get a year’s membership to The Board Doctor’s online community. Our resources will provide the support you need to implement any action steps you choose after completing the assessment.
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)
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.
