Recommendation for a Board Planning Session
Julie Chahal, Chair of Board Planning Committee

The Planning Committee proposes to host a one-day planning session for the
new Board.  The purpose of this session would be to help the new Board
work as a team, help new members understand and support plans already in
place, and initiate the next round of planning.

Time:  a  Saturday shortly after the first Board meeting following the
election;  eg.,  April 6 or March 30

Place:  a relaxed setting such as the Carleton Faculty Club,a Community
Centre or the basement of the day care centre on 5th Ave. by the Canal.

Who:  Board + staff + non-Board members of Planning and Executive committees.

Tentative Agenda:

9:00	Objectives for the day and NCF Mission

9:15	Round-the-table:  introduction and statement of personal vision
(2 min. each enforced)

10:00	Break  (coffee and juice?)

10:15	Environmental Scan
(Present draft summary of ncf strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and
threats.  Open discussion of one section at a time.)

12:00	Lunch 		(Order in, pot luck or nearby restaurant)

1:00	Presentation of  approved 1996 Strategy

1:15	Round-the-table:  How each individual plans to personally
contribute to the strategy

2:00	Break

2:15	Open discussion on considerations for 1997 Strategy
(Brainstorming of new projects, shifts in direction, issues and priorities
as input to our first draft.)

3:30	Planning Committee
(Review terms of reference, annual report and plan, membership)