Presentation held for Fairfield County First Steps on May 18, 2015 entitled "Great Governance." Presentation delved into topics such as changing the nonprofit landscape, governance and responsibility, and stages of development

1. Great Governance
Fairfield County First Steps
May 18, 2015
Developed and
Facilitated By:

2. The Big Picture
1,561,780+ Tax-Exempt (Nonprofits)
966,599– Public Charities
96,584 – Private Foundations
366,618 – Other 501-c’s
$1.65 Trillion in
Revenue
13 Million
Employees
61 Million
Volunteers
5.5% of GDP
9% of
Economy’s
Wages
10% of Jobs

3. 2013 contributions: $335.17 billion by source of
contributions
(in billions of dollars – all figures are rounded)
CAN’T DUPLICATE/DISTRIBUTE SLIDE
–
SOURCE – GIVING USA

4. 2013 contributions: $335.17 billion by type of recipient
organization
(in billions of dollars – all figures are rounded)
CAN’T DUPLICATE/DISTRIBUTE SLIDE
–
SOURCE – GIVING USA

5. Economic Engine
in the Social Sectors*
American
Cancer
Society
Special
Olympics
Small Local
Church
Teach
For America
Charitable
Donations &
Private
Grants
High
Low
Business Revenue
Low High
Nature
Conservancy
Mega
Church
Girl Scouts
Local Council
NYC
Opera
Harvard
College Private
Schools
Share our Strength
Boys & Girls
Clubs
Charter Schools
K-12 Public
Schools
NASA
EPA
NYPD
Mayo
Clinic Red
Cross
Goodwill
Industries
UC
Berkeley
Northwestern
Memorial
Hospital
I
II III
IV
*Jim Collins- Good To Great
and the Social Sectors

6. The Changing Nonprofit
Landscape
 Competition
 Compliance
 Competency
 Costs

7. Governance
Organizational control by group
leadership, usually on the behalf of
others, that ensures an organization
achieves what it should achieve while
avoiding those behaviors and
situations that should be avoided.

8. Collective Governance
Responsibilities
 Duty of Obedience
 To the central mission & purpose
 Function w/in the law of the land and its own
bylaws
 Duty of Care
 Careful oversight
 Attention to issues
 Actively participate
 Duty of Loyalty
 Faithful to the organization’s priorities
 Avoiding conflicts of interests
 Interest of the organization ahead of personal
interest

9. Management
Organizing, planning, controlling,
directing, and coordinating an
organization’s resources and
activities in order to achieve defined
objectives.

10. Governing Board
Chain of Command (Org. Chart)
Owners
Board
CEO
Manager
Staff Staff
Manager
Staff Staff
Agent of the Owners
Agent of the Board
Policy
Processes
Procedures

11. Governance
True to Mission
Operates in
the Public’s
Interest
Safeguarding
& Grow
Assets

12. Strategic Framework
VISION
VALUESVALUES
MISSION

13. The Stages of Development
Forming
 Transition from individual to member status; explore boundaries of group.
 Testing the leader’s guidance both formally and informally
Storming
 Difficult time for a team; resist collaborating with other team members.
 Groups debate about the approach and actions they need to take.
Norming
 Members reconcile competing loyalties and responsibilities.
 Team ground rules (or “norms”) are accepted; Begin to assist one another.
Performing
 Members have discovered/accepted each other’s strengths and
weaknesses.
 Relationships and expectations are clear.

14. The Stages of Development
Performance
Time
FORMING
STORMING
NORMING
PERFORMING

15. The Stages of Development
Performance
Time
FORMING
STORMING
NORMING
PERFORMING

16. Thank You.
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