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Technology: In and Beyond the Boardroom Session Designers: Toni Moreno and Allison Salas Presenters: Bob Weiss, Vice President for Administration Meadows Foundation Inc. and Rachel S. Rosenberg , Board Liaison and Program Assistant Winthrop

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Technology: In and Beyond the Boardroom

Session Designers: Toni Moreno and Allison Salas

Presenters: Bob Weiss, Vice President for Administration Meadows Foundation Inc. and Rachel S. Rosenberg , Board Liaison and Program Assistant Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

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Who we are

  • The mission of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation is to

improve the lives of Arkansans in three inter-related areas: education, economic development, and economic, racial and social justice.

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How WRF got here

  • Driving the mission requires…..
  • Board buy-in!
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Keep your Board excited!

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GOVERANCE AND TECHNOLOGY

  • DISCLAIMER: THE COMMENTS MADE BY BOB WEISS IN THIS PRESENTATION ARE HIS ALONE AND DO

NOT REFLECT, NECESSARILY, THE VIEWS OF HIS EMPLOYER OR HIS COLLEAGUES AT WORK. ALL COMMENTS ARE BASED ON BOB’S OBSERVATONS TEMPERED BY AGE AND EXPERIENCE. STOP BOB IF HE SAYS COLLECTIVE IMPACT, MEASURABLE OUTCOME, DATA OR EVIDENCE BASED. THANK YOU.

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GOVERNANCE

TEXAS FAMILY

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BALANCE

FAMILY GOVERNANCE

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COMITY

  • Noun 1. comity - a state or atmosphere of

harmony or mutual civility and respect concordance, concord, harmony - a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole.

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TECHNOLOGY’S ROLE F G T TX

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Keep Your Board Informed

Information needed for upcoming meetings How to contact Board and staff All relevant information about the Foundation, state, communities, and sector

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It’s a choice we made…

  • Before it was made for us

2011 KPMG Survey, 50% use a board portal; another 20% plan to roll-out in 6-12 months Increased 100+% in less than 2 years.

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Myth vs. Fact

  • Age of members

influences e-governance

  • We need “tech-savvy”

people

  • Size of board/staff is a

factor

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TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION 1999-2012

CALL IN

VIDEO ISDN

CALL IN VIDEO INTERNET IPAD

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iPad Project

Created private cloud called mCloud Distributed iPads to Board Members

  • reimbursed board members

Access the mCloud with password

  • using Good Reader app

mCloud has same Board meeting material as Board Intranet

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Pros and…Pros

 More time on “mission”  Real-time information  Paperless  No dedicated “IT Staff” needed

Less manual work Less time lost  Less “quorum” issues  Less paper

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Worth the Investment?

Advance your mission More engaged Board Less time and money

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TECHNOLOGY the GOOD, the BAD and the UGLY

  • The Good
  • SHARE INFORMATION ON A TIMELY BASIS
  • INTERACTIVE INFORMATION
  • ARCHIVE INFORMATION
  • BETTER INFORMED GOVERNANCE
  • ENGAGED GOVERNANCE
  • COMITY
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TECHNOLOGY the GOOD, the BAD, the Ugly

  • The Bad
  • MEETING MANAGEMENT DIFFICULTY
  • MULTI-MODALITY OR TOO MANY TECHNOLOGIES
  • REQUIRED STAFF SUPPORT
  • MINUTES, RECORDED VOTES DIFFICULT
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TECHOLOGY the GOOD, the BAD, and the Ugly

  • The Ugly
  • TOTAL TECHNOLOGY CRASH WRECKS MEETING
  • PARTIAL TECHNOLOGY CRASH FRUSTRATES SOME

PARTICIPANTS

  • SECURITY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
  • TECHNOLOGY BECOMES A SUBSTITUTE FOR INFORMED

JUDGMENT AND WISDOM

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CONCLUSION

  • BARUCH SPINOZA: DUTCH PHILOSOPHER (1632-1677)
  • Do not speak unless you can improve the silence
  • Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known

to you that a thing does not therefore cease to be true because it is not accepted by many.

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Technology