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Board Excellence Survey

The following survey should take you about 10-15 minutes to complete.

Please respond to the questions below to the best of your knowledge. Your responses will be kept confidential and will only be presented in aggregate to the members of your own board of directors.
1.From your perspective, please rate how well you believe the board carries out each of the following responsibilities:
Poor
Fair
Good
Very Good
Excellent
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Understands and supports the organization's mission.
Engages in long range/strategic planning.
Participates in resource development.
Is informed about and supports programs and services.
Ensures effective fiscal management.
Supports the Executive Director.
Reviews the Executive Director's performance annually.
Carefully selects board members.
Adequately trains/orientates new board members.
Understands and maintains appropriate board/staff relationships.
Knows the constituencies and is accountable to them.
Organizes the board so it operates efficiently.
Uses board member time, skills, and interests well.
Focuses board energies primarily on issues of strategic, long-term importance to the organization.
Assesses its own performance.
2.What challenges face your organization and/or board in the coming year?
3.Do you feel adequately, fully, and accurately informed in a timely manner? In other words, do you feel you are given the information you need to do your job as a board member in a thoughtful and thorough manner?
4.What strengths do you bring to the board?
5.In your opinion what is the number one action that the board needs to take in the next 6 -12 months to strengthen the organization?
6.What do you hope to get out of the upcoming training session?
Current Progress,
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