With many Annual General Meetings (AGM) scheduled in the next couple of months – now would be an excellent time to work on your onboarding package. What is that you ask? Well this is the information that you use to recruit new members, be they board members or committee members. What I suggest is that […]
Having attended thousands and thousands of meetings in my life, I do have an opinion on what makes for an effective meeting. This tip is about getting the agenda ahead of time. I think that you can reduce the number of meetings that you attend by refusing to go to any meeting if you do […]
Does your organization set limits for how long a board member can serve? Most groups do something like, three terms of three years. There is also a case to be made for setting a term for each position. How long can a member be the chairperson? How long should someone be the treasurer? What about […]
Most groups have some policy around members missing meetings. If a member misses too many meetings, then they are asked to leave the board. This is how it is supposed to work. In real life, some groups have not appointed anyone to monitor attendance at meetings to let the group know when there is an […]
Do your employees use computers, phones or vehicles that are owned by the organization? If so, have you established any policies or guidelines? An example is personal use. Are your employees allowed to use their vehicles for personal trips? Can they use their computers for personal email or their smartphone for personal photos? Is it […]