Dunham Tavern Museum Governance Project

<p> The Center for Nonprofit Policy &amp; Practice (CNP&amp;P) was formally engaged by board leaders of the Dunham Tavern Museum in 2014 to assist the organization with forming and performing the work to strengthen board governance. Gradually, a project work plan was created to conduct &ldquo;small p&rdquo; planning (not traditional strategic planning) to advance the interests of the organization. <ul> <li> The mutually agreed upon work products facilitated by the CNP&amp;P include the following elements: </li> <li> Board development, training, and priorities planning of strategic issues; </li> <li> Assist board members develop a board governance committee; </li> <li> Create a mutually agreeable work plan for the committee; </li> <li> Provide staffing and support for the board governance committee, involving such matters as: <ol> <li> Prepare meeting agendas </li> <li> Note-taking at meetings with written minutes </li> <li> Coordinating communications of board members </li> <li> Research as required </li> </ol> </li> <li> Review and revise official Dunham Tavern bylaws; </li> <li> Other tasks as mutually agreed upon. </li> </ul></p>