The Center for Nonprofit Policy & Practice (CNP&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 “small p” planning (not traditional strategic planning) to advance the interests of the organization.

• The mutually agreed upon work products facilitated by the CNP&P include the following elements:
• Board development, training, and priorities planning of strategic issues;
• Assist board members develop a board governance committee;
• Create a mutually agreeable work plan for the committee;
• Provide staffing and support for the board governance committee, involving such matters as:
  1. Prepare meeting agendas
  2. Note-taking at meetings with written minutes
  3. Coordinating communications of board members
  4. Research as required
• Review and revise official Dunham Tavern bylaws;
• Other tasks as mutually agreed upon.