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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Bui – I know all about the legal
requirements all of which make a certain amount of sense. What does not make
much sense to me is the (often) tacit assumption that the Board IS the
organization. Your point, I believe. It is only a short step to the wonderful
place where you spend more time/effort running the business than doing the
business. Talk about the tail wagging the dog! Personally I don’t hold
out much hope that existing organizations will see the error of their ways –
the traditions and ingrained self interests are so entrenched that movement is
pretty well precluded. But emerging organizations need not be condemned to the
errors of their predecessors – unless that is their choice. The critical
question I think is: What is the minimal level of formal structure necessary to
meet the legal requirements while providing the maximum timed/space for the
heart and soul of the enterprise – the living, evolving complex adaptive
system? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>This begins to turn standard procedure on
its head. Used to be that when starting a new enterprise (business, NGO,
whatever) the first order of business was to “get organized” –
which usually meant creating a business plan, charter, bylaws, Board, etc. I
think our 25 years in Open Space has taught us that this approach is definitely
to put the cart before the horse. The “horse” in this case is that
nexus point created by the convergence of passion and responsibility. No need
to “organize things” – it will organize itself. We call it
self organization! Once there is some life it is then useful to ask if there
are some small things we need to do in order to sustain that life.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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approach? Answer is pretty simple to me. It is all about efficiency,
effectiveness and profitability (if profit is important.) Of course if you don’t
care about any of that then by all means go ahead and spend your time, money
and effort on a whole mess of things that almost inevitably turn out to be more
than you want and different than you need. Or so I think.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Bui Petersen<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, October 13, 2010
10:06 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Youth Leaders (on
Boards)</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Harrison</span></font></st1:place>,<br>
<br>
Having been on (and worked with) many boards, I couldn't agree with you more.
However, many organizations are required to have boards in order to legally
administer money and to receive grants and to be able to issue tax receipts.
Money, is unfortunately required for most activities. And then there is the
issue of limited liability, i.e. if something goes wrong, no individual will be
held liable.<br>
<br>
Then there is also the issue that any entity doing "good" works (for
the betterment of the community/world etc.) is expected to be incorporated with
a board of directors in order to get support from others.<br>
<br>
So while many organization are legally required to have boards, I also think
many make the mistake of thinking that all the work has to happen at the board
level. It might be far more effective to limit the board's role to only take
care of the fiduciary duties (approve budgets etc.) and let other people take
care of the rest. I have suggested this with some boards I've been on only to
experience huge resistance.<br>
<br>
My 2 cents.<br>
<br>
Bui<br>
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On 11/10/2010 5:45 PM, Harrison Owen wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
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</xml><![endif]-->Lisa – I love your thoughts Long or short. And
doubtless those thoughts will be very contributory to all those concerned with
Boards. But if there were no Boards…if we could get beyond Boards…
What then? Ah yes, I know. Pollyannaish, Impractical, Dreamer. Guilty as
charged. But I am not sure it is all that impractical. Considering the massive
investment of time, energy and money in the business of boards, their elimination
could yield some very positive and practical results – massive amounts of
time, energy, and money available for other good causes. And could you really
go Boardless? Well that is exactly what we have done for the past 25 years. And
I would suggest that our efforts (collectively) have been very practical,
pragmatic and contributory. We also have a lot of fun – which is a strict
No/No on every board I have ever heard of. Having fun on a Board produces a
level of cognitive dissonance I can’t quite deal with. <u5:p></u5:p></span></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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I really think there would be a massive surge to Boardlessness? Hardly –
given the current level of investment (psychological, professional and
monetarily) in Boards. However as long as there are no useful alternatives
there can be no surge at all. Taking a different tack – some folks have
suggested becoming an Open Space Organization. I have a little difficulty with
the concept if only because I think we already are open space organizations. We
just don’t know it and/or are doing it badly. But that is a different
issue to be left aside for the moment. Point is – if we had an Open Space
Organization, what would the Board look like? I don’t think it would look
like anything. It wouldn’t exist. Can you imagine having a Board for the
ongoing Open Space Enterprise? <u5:p></u5:p></span></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Lisa Heft<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, October 11, 2010
3:07 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <a
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Youth Leaders (on
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>So here are my 2 cents / pesos / rubles to add, from
my experience on - and serving as facilitator-consultant to - youth and
youth-serving organizational Boards, where young people have been involved at
many levels. I am no expert - this is just what I have experienced and
observed. Just a few things I wish to share to keep in mind when thinking
of including young people on a Board of Directors<o:p></o:p></span></font><u5:p></u5:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The intention, as I understand it, is to *not* simply
place young people on Boards (and other committees or volunteer or staff
positions) in a way that tokenizes them. <o:p></o:p></span></font><u5:p></u5:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>(For those of you for whom English is not a home
language - to tokenize someone means placing them in a symbolic role because of
their characteristic - often meant as a negative term because the whole person
is not being valued - they are just being used as an image)<o:p></o:p></span></font><u5:p></u5:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>And to me, it is important for the strength of an
organization to always seek Board members who have the <u>skills</u> the Board
needs - rather than just great people or public figures or charismatic people.<o:p></o:p></span></font><u5:p></u5:p></p>
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and experience enrich the inquiry, the product, the organization, the group
thinking...<o:p></o:p></span></font><u5:p></u5:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>But to me it would be tokenizing - and often I see it
is unfair to the individual - to seek and place a young person on a Board (or a
panel or a committee) if they are simply young (or female, or a former client
or whatever) - if they do not also have the skills or resources (financial,
participatory, knowledge) to strengthen the Board.<o:p></o:p></span></font><u5:p></u5:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>And I have seen young people (and other community
members) on Boards placed there and then not listened to, or given training in
vocabulary, policy or other concepts crucial to their roles, or listened to
with less emphasis than the business people or the adult people. And that is
not diversity. It is not inclusion. And it wears on the individual and
they wonder why the heck they were chosen, if not for their full selves.<o:p></o:p></span></font><u5:p></u5:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Remember also that most Boards have a fiduciary
(fiscal) responsibility - if something goes wrong with the organization
financially, Board members' own personal finances can be at risk.<o:p></o:p></span></font><u5:p></u5:p></p>
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donate or raise a certain amount for fund-raising. Or buy lunch at the place
the Board meets. <o:p></o:p></span></font><u5:p></u5:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>I have seen it play out as a class issue - a cultural
assumption on the part of very well-meaning, very nice fellow Board members.
Someone's financial level, or how much they understand a Board's existing
vocabulary, or assumptions about understanding of budgeting concepts - have in
my observation often put the young person (or other community member) at the
disadvantage for engaging equally in the conversations, decisions and other
work of the Board.<o:p></o:p></span></font><u5:p></u5:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Consider also the value of Advisory Boards -
consisting totally of an organization's client or community members. A very
valuable thing. So if the client or youth voice is important in the work of the
organization (and I hope it is) there are many different possibilities for
inclusion.<o:p></o:p></span></font><u5:p></u5:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>And consider also that when we say 'young person' we
may be in our heads thinking of different ages - 12? 19? 26? 30? - so the
inclusion of 'young people' on Boards may be very different depending on our
definition for that organization's specific purposes and interests.<o:p></o:p></span></font><u5:p></u5:p></p>
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face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>So
all I am saying is - if you feel you can truly support the young people you
wish to have join your Board (so they can be equal, not a 'mascot' to the
Board, not exhausted by trying to keep up with the others who speak and afford
things at a totally different level), and if you can truly truly select a young
person who has knowledge, skills and abilities that your Board needs, if you
can always be learning about what that diverse individual may need in order to
truly be an equal player, then - if it fits their personality and their own
learning / professional / growth goals - being on a Board may enrich both the
young person and the work of the organization. Sure, Board meetings can be
exceedingly boring for most folks. But for some folks it is like participating
in student government - they love it.</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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have seen Boards who thoughtfully include the unique and skilled individual
young person - and provide them with ongoing support to equalize class and
financial differences - benefit from working with their younger partners. I
have also seen really well-intentioned inclusion of young people waste the time
and good nature of the young person. </span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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