Governance, Leadership &

Community Accountability:
Supporting Our Leaders & Advancing
Our Goals Together
Chris Wagner
NAD President
National Leadership Training Conference
September 23-26, 2015

Agenda
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Governance
Nonprofit Trends
10 Board Responsibilities
Carver Policy Governance Model
Community Accountability
Deaf Community in Crisis
Actions to be Taken
NAD Today

Organization Formation
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Name
Incorporation
IRS Tax Exemption
State Tax Exemption
Bylaws
Board of Directors
Mission Statement
Fundraising & Grants

10 Board Responsibilities
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Determine mission and purpose

Select the chief executive
Support and evaluate the chief executive
Ensure effective planning
Monitor and strengthen programs and services
Ensure adequate financial resources
Protect assets and provide proper financial oversight
Build a competent board
Ensure legal and ethical integrity
Enhance the organizations public standing
10 Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards, Board Source.

Three Words

Governance, leadership and management

Carver Policy Governance Model

What is Futuring?
- The Art of viewing trends and projecting the results
of those trends into the future
- Uses various methodologies to anticipate
possibilities based on current trends, and assess the
likely impact of these possibilities on different
aspects of peoples lives
- Rob Roth

Community Accountability:
Supporting Our Leaders &
Advancing Our Goals Together

What is Community
Accountability?

Community Accountability

What is the major

concern within the
Deaf Community?

Community Accountability

OPPRESSION
within
the Deaf Community

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, Deaf
educational administrators
Malicious and negative gossip
Social rejection
Lack of support

Crab Theory

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

Activity Time!

People Talk About Accountability

We emphasize the importance of

accountability, 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 TRULY
mean to you?
Source: Gallaudet University Library

Community Accountability

How Should We Hold

Ourselves Accountable?

Actions To Be Taken

Have an open dialogue

Address diversity concerns
Assure that everyone has a voice
Empower everyone to be part of the
process
Support anti-oppression statement
in your organization
Speak out!

Coming together is a
beginning, keeping
together is progress, and
working together is
success
Henry Ford

Join Us

We are not done.

We must work together.
Join us for a better
tomorrow.

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

NAD Today

Equality for everyone!

Mission, Vision, and Diversity

The mission of the National Association of the Deaf is to
preserve, protect, and promote the 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 be
acknowledged 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.

Veditzs Powerful Message

Equality for everyone!

protecting our rights for 135 years

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2014-2016 Board of Directors

Melissa
Christopher
Draganac-Hawk
Wagner
Vice-President
President

Joshua
Beckman
Secretary

Pamela Lloyd-Ogoke
Appointed Board Member

Philippe
Montalette
Treasurer

Howard
Rosenblum
CEO

Alicia Lane-Outlaw
Appointed Board Member

Regional Board Members

Melissa
Christopher
Draganac-Hawk
Wagner
Vice-President
President

Joshua
Beckman
Secretary

Philippe
Montalette
Treasurer

Howard
Rosenblum
CEO

Top Priorities Today; 2014-2016

Preservation and
Advocacy Relay
Services
Equality for everyone!

Top Priorities Today; 2014-2016

FEMA Communication to
Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Equality for everyone!

Top Priorities Today; 2014-2016

Preservation of Mental
Health Services that
Meet the Needs of
Deaf People
Equality for everyone!

Top Priorities Today; 2014-2016

Defining and Supporting

the Education Strategy
Teams Focus for
2014-2016
Equality for everyone!

Top Priorities Today; 2014-2016

Outreach to Deaf Youth

including Mainstream
School Students
Equality for everyone!

Collaboration with Partners

Equality for everyone!

Junior NAD National Conference

SAVE THE DATE:
November 17-22, 2015

Orlando, Florida
www.nad.org/2015jrnad

53rd Biennial NAD Conference

SAVE THE DATE:
July 5-9, 2016

Phoenix, Arizona
www.nad.org/2016phoenix