January
- Receive an Annual Report on the Office of the President (December)
- Chairman of the Board of Directors Interviews President
- Review of Annual Calendar of committee responsibilities
- Begin Presidents Annual Review
- Set Agenda Items for February 1 BOD Meeting
- Chairman to send email reminders to other Committee Chairs that Plan of Succession drafts are due in February
February Board Meeting
- Board Training
- Board Review of the President’s Annual Appraisal
- Board Training on Self-Appraisal
- Distribution of Board Performance Appraisal and Navigation forms (Now online)
- Nomination of Officers (2022, ’25, ‘28) (when applicable)
February
- Review of Board Member Self Appraisal
- Develop Board Composition / Recruitment Report
- Determine: Board Trends / Board Giving / Board Attendance / Board Recruiting and Board Attrition
- Board Composition (Age, sex, background, ethnic groups)
- Review edits to plan of Succession for all committees
March
- Set agenda for April board meeting
- Orientation for new Board Members
- Evaluate Board Composition
- Determine Board Training Topic
April Board Meeting
- Board Training - TBD
- Compilation and prayer over Board Performance Appraisal and Navigation forms
- Board Composition Review
- Board Meeting Evaluation training
- Submit a Slate of Officer Nominees (2022, ’25, ‘28) (when applicable)
- Collect Final Plans of Succession
May
- Interview nominees for board officers (2022, ’25, ‘28) (when applicable)
- Create Orientation for new BOD members
- Yearly review of BOD Handbook
- Review Board Meeting Evaluation results
June
- Set the Slate of Officer Nominee (2022, ’25, ‘28) (when applicable)
- Interview board members for possible re-election - Members whose term expires end of calendar year (see Board Members info section)
August
- Prepare 2020 Annual Calendar of Events for Governance Committee
- Update Plan of Succession
- Set agenda for September board meeting
- Include Committee Calendar Reports (request Committee Calendars)
- Prepare framed certificate for members rotating off the
- Prepare Governance Celebration Report
- Determine Board Training Topic
September Board Meeting
- Board Training
- Re-election of current board members (see Board Members info section)
- Conflict of Interest Review
- Committees Celebrations (1 or 2 items)
- Election of Officers (2023)
November
- Meet as Needed
- Review edits to BOD handbook
December
- Meet as Needed
- Receive an Annual Report on the Office of the President
- Print new Handbooks
ON-GOING / AS NEEDED
- Institutionalize effective governance
- Serve as a sounding board for the
- Encourage board recruiting
- Handle sensitive board issues:
- Attendance problems
- Incomplete board tasks
- Behavioral divergences
- Prepare board
- Assist the President with orientation of new board