{"id":8866,"date":"2013-12-11T09:30:58","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T14:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"\/news_blogs\/john\/?p=8866"},"modified":"2023-12-22T12:50:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T17:50:52","slug":"board-survey-how-is-your-board-doing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/john\/2013\/12\/11\/board-survey-how-is-your-board-doing\/","title":{"rendered":"Board Survey: How Is Your Board Doing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Recently I wrote that <a title=\"Review, Reflect, Represent &amp; Replace: A board\u2019s added value\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/john\/2013\/12\/09\/review-reflect-represent-replace-a-boards-added-value\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>boards should review their own effectiveness<\/strong><\/a>, and one way to do that is to have <strong>directors<\/strong> do their own <strong>performance reviews<\/strong> (anonymously) and&nbsp;do a <strong>performance review<\/strong> of the <strong>board<\/strong> as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a great set of questions you could use for this assessment. The&nbsp;survey deals with <em>how<\/em> the board&nbsp;works&nbsp;rather than&nbsp;the work itself. The board would use this survey as one of a series&nbsp;so that over time every aspect of the board&#8217;s performance would be reviewed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Insert these questions into\u00a0an online survey tool such as the free version of \u00a0<a title=\"Surveymonkey website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SurveyMonkey<\/a> and send your directors a link. The output can be used:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>by the directors for their own self-improvement<\/li><li>by the board to decide what training to provide to directors<\/li><li>by the board to improve its work processes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Board Performance Review Survey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Director&#8217;s Self-Evaluation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1. I&#8217;m prepared<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I thoroughly review the Board package before each meeting<\/li><li>I do additional research to enable me to contribute more effectively to discussions<\/li><li>My submissions to the Board are complete, accurate and submitted on the Board report template<\/li><li>I complete the committee work I&#8217;ve been assigned<\/li><li>Any questions I&#8217;ve had about how to serve well on this board have been answered to my satisfaction.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2. I&#8217;m punctual<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I&#8217;m on time for Board meetings<\/li><li>I&#8217;m on time for committee meetings<\/li><li>I submit contributions to the Board package by the deadline<\/li><li>I attend all Board meetings<\/li><li>I attend all my committee meetings<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>3. I participate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I actively engage in discussions during Board meetings<\/li><li>I attend the Board prayer time<\/li><li>I attended the Board\/staff retreat<\/li><li>I pray for the Board &amp; Lead Pastor\/CEO<\/li><li>I&#8217;ve read any governance books or articles that have been provided<\/li><li>I&#8217;ve participated in board orientation events<\/li><li>I&#8217;ve done research on my own to help me become a better Board member<\/li><li>I feel free to share my opinion<\/li><li>I actively participate on a Board committee<\/li><li>I feel my contributions to the Board have been appreciated<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>4. I&#8217;m positive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I represent the Board&#8217;s decisions with &#8220;one voice&#8221;, whether I voted in favour or not<\/li><li>I take off my &#8220;Board hat&#8221; when I&#8217;m speaking with staff outside the Board meeting<\/li><li>I redirect people appropriately when I&#8217;m approached about non-Board issues<\/li><li>I convey a positive impression of serving on the Board<\/li><li>My personal lifestyle reflects positively on my role as a Board member<\/li><li>I feel the time I have given this board has been a valuable contribution to the ministry<\/li><li>I feel I have been enriched by my membership on this board<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Board Evaluation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>5. The board is prepared<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Board package is distributed in time for me to review before the meeting<\/li><li>The agenda is well-structured<\/li><li>We set aside time for prayer as a Board<\/li><li>We have the right mix of skills and diversity on our board<\/li><li>We have the right governance model for our ministry<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>6. The board is punctual<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The meetings are managed to start &amp; end on time<\/li><li>The minutes of our meetings are distributed on a timely basis<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>7. The board participates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Our annual budget includes funding specifically for Board Development<\/li><li>Board Development is part of our regular agenda<\/li><li>We are achieving the goals we have set for the board<\/li><li>Adequate time is allowed for discussion of agenda items<\/li><li>We confine our discussion to the governance level<\/li><li>Our discussions are lively but respectful<\/li><li>The Lead Pastor\/CEO participates freely in our discussions<\/li><li>We accomplish things at our meetings<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>8. The board is positive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Board has a positive reputation with staff<\/li><li>The Board has a positive image with the congregation and\/or our donors<\/li><li>We have a healthy working relationship with the Lead Pastor\/CEO<\/li><li>The Lead Pastor\/CEO communicates appreciation for the work of the Board<\/li><li>The Chair values &amp; respects Board members &amp; their time<\/li><li>The Board values &amp; respects staff<\/li><li>If a church, the congregation understands the role of the Board<\/li><li>Staff understand the role of the Board<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>9. Here are some ways we could do board work even better next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We should stop&#8230;<\/li><li>We should start&#8230;<\/li><li>We could improve&#8230;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Board-Surveys.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a survey you can use to have your directors self-assess their own performance as well as the performance of the board as a whole. They deal with how the board works rather than the work itself (which would be another survey). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/john\/2013\/12\/11\/board-survey-how-is-your-board-doing\/\" class=\"linkbutton\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16340,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ts_fic_featured_image_caption":"A graphic of a checklist for Strongly agree, Agree, Disagree, and Strongly disagree, with Agree checked. 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