Goverance Leadership Community

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Governance, Leadership &

Community Accountability:

Supporting Our Leaders & AdvancingOur Goals Together

Chris Wagner

NAD President

National Leadership Training Conference

September 23-26, 2015


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Agenda

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Governance

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Nonprofit Trends

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10 Board Responsibilities

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Carver Policy Governance Model-

Community Accountability

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Deaf Community in Crisis

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Actions to be Taken

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NAD Today


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Organization Formation

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Name

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Incorporation

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IRS Tax Exemption

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State Tax Exemption-

Bylaws

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Board of Directors

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Mission Statement

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Fundraising & Grants


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10 Board Responsibilities

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Determine mission and purpose

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Select the chief executive

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Support and evaluate the chief executive

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Ensure effective planning-

Monitor and strengthen programs and services

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Ensure adequate financial resources

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Protect assets and provide proper financial oversight

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Build a competent board

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Ensure legal and ethical integrity-

Enhance the organizations public standing

10 Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards, Board Source.


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Three Words

Governance, leadership and management


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Carver Policy Governance Model


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What is Futuring?

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The Art of viewing trends and projecting the results

of those trends into the future

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Uses various methodologies to anticipatepossibilities based on current trends, and assess the

likely impact of these possibilities on different

aspects of peoples lives

- Rob Roth


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Community Accountability:

Supporting Our Leaders &Advancing Our Goals Together


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What is Community

Accountability?


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What is the major

concern within theDeaf Community?


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OPPRESSION within

the Deaf Community


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Deaf Community and Oppression

Criticize or put down the successes or

achievements of other Deaf people

Often directed against Deaf community leaders,

successful Deaf business owners, Deafeducational administrators

Malicious and negative gossip

Social rejection

Lack of support


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Crab Theory


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Deaf Community in Crisis

Deaf organizations declining

Declining membership

Lack of leadership or interest in

leadership

Lack of support Lack of vision or goals

Source: Gallaudet University Library


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Activity Time!


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People Talk About Accountability

We emphasize the importance ofaccountability, yet when it comes to

walk the walk

Do we really embrace it? Do we really understand how much

impact it has on our Deaf community?

What does accountability TRULYmean to you?

Source: Gallaudet University Library


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How Should We HoldOurselves Accountable?


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Actions To Be Taken

Have an open dialogue

Address diversity concerns

Assure that everyone has a voice

Empower everyone to be part of theprocess

Support anti-oppression statement

in your organization Speak out!


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Coming together is abeginning, keeping

together is progress, andworking together is

success

Henry Ford


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Join Us

We are not done.

We must work together.Join us for a better

tomorrow.


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Book Recommendations

John Carver on Board Leadership, John

Carver

The Nonprofit Leadership Team: Building

the Board-Executive Director Partnership,Fisher Howe

Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek


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NAD Today

Equality for everyone!


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Mission, Vision, and Diversity

The mission of the National Association of the Deaf is topreserve,protect, andpromotethe civil, human and

linguistic rights of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in

the United States of America.

The vision of the NAD is that the language, culture, and

heritage of deaf and hard of hearing Americans will beacknowledged and respected in the pursuit of life, liberty,

and equality.

The NAD embraces diversity and inclusiveness as core

valuesencompassing a wide range of human abilities

and perspectives that includes language, culture, race,gender, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion,

national origin, disability and socioeconomic status.


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Veditzs Powerful Message



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protecting our rights for 135 years


Child

ProtectionHealthcare

Interpreters


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2014-2016 Board of Directors

Christopher

WagnerPresident

Melissa

Draganac-Hawk

Vice-President

Joshua

BeckmanSecretary

Pamela Lloyd-Ogoke

Appointed Board Member

Alicia Lane-Outlaw

Appointed Board Member

Philippe

MontaletteTreasurer

Howard

RosenblumCEO


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Regional Board Members

Christopher

WagnerPresident

Melissa

Draganac-Hawk

Vice-President

Joshua

BeckmanSecretary

Philippe

MontaletteTreasurer

Howard

RosenblumCEO


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Top Priorities Today; 2014-2016

Preservation and

Advocacy RelayServices



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FEMA Communication to

Deaf and Hard of Hearing



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Preservation of Mental

Health Services that

Meet the Needs of

Deaf PeopleEquality for everyone!


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Dening and Supporting

the Education StrategyTeams Focus for

2014-2016



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Outreach to Deaf Youth

including MainstreamSchool Students



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Collaboration with Partners



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Junior NAD National Conference

SAVE THE DATE:November 17-22, 2015

Orlando, Florida

www.nad.org/2015jrnad


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53rdBiennial NAD Conference

SAVE THE DATE:July 5-9, 2016

Phoenix, Arizona

www.nad.org/2016phoenix

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