Now that the list is running again, here's a quick look at the board's agenda for the upcoming meeting, November 13-15.

Friday, November 13

9:00 Welcome, housekeeping items 9:30 Approve audited financials and review risks analysis 10:00 Board operations, roles, self-assessment 11:15 Major donor case studies 12:00 Lunch with staff 1:30 Bylaws update, future of appointed seats and Nominating Committee

Saturday, November 14

9:00 Strategic plan presentation with Bridgespan 11:00 Board strategic plan discussion 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Board strategic plan discussion (continued)

Sunday, November 15

9:00 Advisory Board 11:00 Executive session 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Wrap-up, carryover agenda items

We've also been getting briefings on the fundraiser, although it isn't directly on the agenda. In addition, one of the things we'll be looking at is whether we can condense future meetings into two days instead of three. One of the challenges in recruiting qualified board members is that participation requires a fairly heavy time commitment, compared to most nonprofit boards. Right now we try not to overload each day's agenda to keep our work more effective (partly to deal with the fact that jetlag for at least some of the group is unavoidable), but we may need to fill things up more in fewer days.

--Michael Snow