Hello OCB friends! Rebecca here from the Preservation Trust! Are we the first organization to spend our grant money? :) We applied for funds to bring back a consultant (Bruce Lyon with Swan Development) that we used in the past to formulate our Carlisle Street Initiative. This time around, we asked him to facilitate a strategic planning meeting with staff and board to help us determine what the next five years will hold for our organization (and what kind of staff or board help we will need to get us there!).
Bruce has incredible vision and spent the last two days helping the Trust figure out what we should and should not be focusing on. I realized that it truly helps to have a third party come in...he introduced ideas about our growth we would have never thought about! Although he is working on big picture ideas and deliverables, my immediate takeaways were regarding our board members, board structure, and their time committment. He stressed that the Trust really needs an proactive board to push us to the next level. Don't get me wrong--we have some fabulous board members, but they tend to "think" more than they "do." I am sure other bloggers can understand this position!
I also wanted to share that we held our planning meeting at The Showroom (Hub-Bub's building) and it was an amazing, creative location. The Showroom is available for private event and they have a non-profit rate.
I'll write again soon!
Rebecca
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