Stronger Organization – Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence
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Stronger Organization

How can we strengthen this organization throughout every level?

  • Increase board engagement and development
  • Increase staff professional development and collaboration
  • Maintain and increase resource development strategies
  • Increase utilization of organizational management systems

Strategies

Increase Board Engagement and Development

A) Board Evaluation
  1. With assistance from a professional facilitator, discuss and redefine the role of the board from a management style board to a visionary board focused on equity, governance, long term financial, strategic planning, and resource development.
  2. Conduct an assessment to understand and identify the skills, diversity and expertise needed on the board in order to effectively fulfill the organizational mission.
  3. Board development committee will conduct an annual board self-assessment to evaluate board performance and effectiveness
  4. Utilize a board assessment tool such as a performance scorecard to provide direction.
B) Board Recruitment
  1. Develop a strategy for the identification and recruitment of new board members based on areas of expertise needed to build a stronger board, including, but not limited to resource development, finance and diversity (the board should represent the community in which the Club serves).
C) Board Leadership Development
  1. Facilitate individual board member leadership development through board member participation in Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Spillett Leadership University and the School of Board Leadership as well as a peer board mentor.
  2. Utilize board development resources available through Boys & Girls Clubs of America (https://bgcaboards.org/).

Increase Staff Professional Development and Collaboration

A) Organizational Culture
  1. Cultivate a positive and collaborative workplace environment that is inclusive of staff at all levels and from all backgrounds. 
  2. Identify diverse team/community building activities and opportunities that can be implemented regularly so full-time and part-time staff can get to know each other and build trust.
B) Staff Professional & Leadership Development
  1. Incorporate job competencies in employee onboarding process and include in ongoing one-on-one meetings with supervisors.
  2. Set concise, measurable team and individual goals at each level of the organization.
  3. Develop a structured plan to make a best effort for all full-time staff to have the opportunity to participate in professional development opportunities regularly.
  4. Conduct ongoing assessments of organizational structure and determine whether roles need to be restructured.
  5. Hold a leadership staff retreat annually.
  6. Facilitate individualized leadership development plans through Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Spillett Leadership University and BGCA.net.
  7. Establish a structure for regular, ongoing diversity and equity training for all staff.

 

Maintain and Increase Resource Development Strategies

A) Fundraising
  1. Develop a comprehensive development plan to grow private fundraising.
  2. Develop strategies to effectively engage stakeholders in the fundraising process.
B) Grants
  1. Focus on maintaining and maximizing sustainable funding from major grantors.
C) Program Revenue
  1. Regularly assess organizational program revenue structure to ensure maximum revenue generation.
D) In-Kind Revenue
  1. Evaluate volunteer program to identify needs and opportunities to effectively support programs, resource development and donor engagement.
  2. Cultivate a positive partnership with Lawrence Public Schools.

 

 

Increase Utilization of Organizational Management Systems

A) Conduct an assessment to identify gaps in current technology systems.
B) Develop a technology systems plan to improve operational effectiveness and efficiencies.
C) Integrate board member and volunteer information in organization HRIS.
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