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Project Title: Empower our board to better track progress towards our organizational goals?

DeKalb County Community Gardens

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Project Title Empower our board to better track progress towards our organizational goals?
Project Topics Data Management Growth Strategy Operations Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis Talent Management
Skills & Expertise
Project Synopsis: Challenge/Opportunity
The DeKalb County Community Gardens is looking for help aligning strategic goals set at an executive level with board oversight. The challenge revolves around becoming familiar with how boards of non-profits operate as an oversight vehicle, how DeKalb County Community Gardens sets their goals for the year, and how the executive team and the rest of the team work towards accomplishing those goals and reporting on progress towards those goals.
Project Synopsis: Activities/Actions Required
  • Researching best practices for board oversight
  • The "OKR" (Objective and Key Results Framework) as well as other frameworks that might be helpful to use when tracking progress toward objectives
  • Familiarizing yourself with goals set for DeKalb County Community Gardens for the year
  • Establishing a methodology for reporting on progress toward goals
Project Synopsis: Expected Results
We are looking for an implementable plan for board oversight and reporting to ensure the DeKalb County Community Gardens is setting reasonable goals and hitting their goals in measurable

Project Timeline

DeKalb County Community Gardens - Empower our board to better track progress towards our organizational goals?
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Mon, 01/23/23
12:00 AM UTC
PROJECT KICKOFF
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Sat, 02/04/23
12:00 AM UTC
STUDENT KICKOFF ASSESSMENT
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Fri, 02/24/23
12:00 AM UTC
STUDENT TEMP CHECK
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Fri, 02/24/23
12:00 AM UTC
INDUSTRY TEMP CHECK
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Fri, 05/05/23
12:00 AM UTC
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
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Fri, 05/05/23
12:00 AM UTC
INDUSTRY END OF PROJECT EVAL
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Fri, 05/05/23
12:00 AM UTC
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Program Managers

Name Organization
Jacie Collum Northern Illinois University (NIU)