Board+Retreat+Dec+5,+2010

Board Retreat Agenda 9- 5

10 - muffins, coffee, tea

10:30 - Team Bonding/Icebreakers/get to know you/fun - any suggestions
 * 2 truths & a lie

11:00 - Review mission/vision/roles --> guiding strategic planning

11:15 - Check-in
 * How are you feeling in life and in SOEEA?
 * What would happen if organization went away. Ask board members to write down what they think would happen if the organization simply stopped doing its work. This can help focus participants on the mission of the organization.
 * What do you personally want SOEEA to look like / do?
 * SWOT Analysis - examine SOEEA Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats

12:00 - Lunch

12:45 - Walk in the snow

1:15 - Discussion Resumes: Overcoming Barriers (Weaknesses and Threats established by SWOT Analysis) and Taking Action
 * What exactly do we do about these?
 * When? How? Who can attend?
 * What are our top priorities to deal with? (Are there some "barriers" that we shouldn't be too worried about?)

3:00 - Break - muffins, coffee, tea

3:15 - Continue Problem Solving Discussions and concrete planning in small groups

4:15 - Celebrate our accomplishments! Things SOEEA has accomplished in the past, what we've done recently, and what we did today! Yeah!

4:30 - Say goodbye & Go Home