Board Orientation

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Board Orientation
Cornell Cooperative Extension of ________
County Date of Orientation Location of Orientation
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Section 1
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Roberts Hall
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About the Organization
Our Mission
The Cornell Cooperative Extension educational
system enables people to improve their lives and
communities through partnerships that put
experience and research knowledge to work.
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About the Organization
Our Vision
Cornell Cooperative Extension will be nationally
recognized for high-quality educational programs
that help New Yorkers build strong and vibrant
communities.
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About the Organization
Our Core Values

• Learning
• Collaboration
• Accountability
• Responsiveness
• Inclusiveness

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Ag Quad
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About the Organization
Two Visions of Cooperative Extensions Core
Mission

• The primarily economic aim of simultaneouly (1)
  producing cheap food for consumers and American
  industry, and (2) raising farmers incomes
  through bringing science to agriculture to make
  it more efficient and productive.

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About the Organization
Two Visions of Cooperative Extensions Core
Mission

• Building a rich, vital, democratic culture
  through pooling scientific knowledge with local
  knowledge and experience in cooperative
  educational work that develops the full-range of
  peoples individual and community capacities and
  well-being.

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About the Organization
Program Issue Areas

• Develops the competence and character of youth
  and adults in families and communities
• Empowers individuals and enterprises in
  agriculture and food systems to thrive
• Improves the health, nutrition, and safety of
  communities and individuals
• Improves the sustainability and quality of human
  environments and natural resources
• Strengthens the economic and social vitality of
  communities

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Martha Van Rensselaer Courtyard
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About the Organization

• Sources of Income

Click here to be taken to our website for the
latest Source of Funds data
http//www.cce.cornell.edu/srce20of20funds/
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About the Organization
Volunteer Contribution
More than 50,000 volunteers contribute over 7.5
million hours each year for a total contribution
of over 115 million to Cornell Cooperative
Extension statewide.
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• Committed to Excellence

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About the Organization
Enhanced Program Development

• Cornell Cooperative Extension will

• develop a collaborative program development
  process that involves campus faculty and staff,
  county association staff, and stakeholders
• strengthen the link between research and
  extension
• plan for diverse audience needs when developing
  programs invest in programs that generate results
• focus programs on priority concerns and issues of
  New Yorkers

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About the Organization
Program Excellence
Cornell Cooperative Extension will

• develop dynamic, high-quality programming
  resulting in measurable outcomes
• create consistent standards for program
  development, delivery, evaluation
• deliver programs that reach diverse audiences
• enhance partnerships among local county extension
  associations and Cornell University by
  establishing a New York State Council of CCE
  Associations

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About the Organization
Professional Excellence
Cornell Cooperative Extension will

• establish standards of excellence for educators
  to assure they have the skills and tools
  necessary to excel
• create an effective performance management system
• achieve a diverse and productive workforce
• enhance staff abilities to work with new
  audiences and create a more inclusive
  organization
• competitively compensate educators and make
  Cornell Cooperative Extension a preferred career
  choice

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About the Organization
Regionalism
Cornell Cooperative Extension will

• develop regional, multi-county and multi-state
  collaborations that strengthen program impact and
  increase efficiency
• establish learning centers that enhance local
  county extension association and/or campus-based
  programs

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About the Organization
Regionalism (cont.)
Cornell Cooperative Extension will

• strengthen partnerships with SUNY, CUNY, and
  other institutions locally, regionally, and
  statewide to more effectively utilize resources
  and deliver programs
• identify regional needs and opportunities for
  collaboration through discussions with the New
  York State Council of CCE Associations

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About the Organization
Connectivity
Cornell Cooperative Extension will

• improve use of telecommunications for program
  delivery throughout the state through an
  integrated technology infrastructure
• enhance learning through widespread electronic
  access to the worlds knowledge base
• increase collaboration among people separated by
  distance
• improve system management

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About the Organization
Business Management Systems
Cornell Cooperative Extension will

• evaluate and modify business management practices
  and systems to minimize transaction costs and
  maximize return on resources
• create area business centers to determine their
  effectiveness for improving operations

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Big Red Barn
Tower through Baker Lab
College Avenue Bridge
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Section 2
About the Board
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About the Board
Board Structure
Board Officers
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About the Board
Board Structure
Committees
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About the Board
Board Structure
Task Forces
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About the Board
Board Operations
Board Composition Recruitment
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About the Board
Board Handbook

• Bylaws
• Board policies
• Board biographies
• Prior years annual audit
• Budget
• Annual report
• Strategic plan

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About the Board
Board Calendar

• Board meetings / dates
• Fund-raising events / dates
• Chief executive performance evaluation / date
• Annual retreat / date
• Annual retreat / date

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About the Board
Local Funding
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About the Board
Local Staffing
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About the Board
Local Program
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Section 3
CCE Board Roles Responsibilities
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Board Roles Responsibilities
Board Function
Organization Governance
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Board Roles Responsibilities
Key Roles of the Board
Set Organizational Direction Ensure Necessary
Resources Provide Oversight
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Board Roles Responsibilities
Board Role
Set Organizational Direction

• Responsibilities
• Participate in regular strategic planning
• Determine organizations mission
• Set the vision for the future
• Establish organizational values
• Set major goals and develop strategies
• Approve operational or annual plans

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Board Roles Responsibilities
Board Role
Ensure Necessary Resources

• Responsibilities
• Hire capable executive leadership
• Ensure adequate financial resources
• Promote positive public image
• Ensure the presence of a capable and responsible
  board

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Board Roles Responsibilities
Board Role
Provide Oversight

• Responsibilities
• Oversee financial management
• Measure progress on strategic plan
• Monitor and evaluate programs and services
• Provide legal and ethical oversight
• Evaluate the chief executive (annually)
• Evaluate itself (every two to three years)

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Board Roles Responsibilities
Individual Board Member Responsibilities
Act in accordance with legal standards

• Duty of care
• Stay informed
• Duty of loyalty
• Show allegiance to organizations welfare and ask
  questions
• Stay faithful to the organizations mission

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Board Roles Responsibilities
Individual Board Member Responsibilities

• Participate in the governance of the organization
• Work on committees and task forces
• Volunteer services to the organization outside of
  their board work
• Serve as ambassadors, advocates, and community
  representatives