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Boards, staff, and funder relationships

What outcomes defined healthy, high-functioning JCC communities?

It's 2033. Your JCC or camp is thriving — not because it's busy, but because it's aligned. By 2033, healthy JCC communities are defined by these outcomes:

Board Governance Evolution

What are boards now capable of that they weren't before?

Strategic Governance

Boards focus on long-term strategy and community outcomes rather than operational minutiae

Generative Thinking

Board meetings include time for creative problem-solving and future scenario exploration

Executive Partnership

Boards act as thought partners to executives, providing support without micromanaging

Community Connection

Board members actively engage with community stakeholders to understand evolving needs

Reflection Prompt:

What kinds of conversations happen regularly at board meetings in 2033?

Deep dives into community impact data and outcome trends

Scenario planning for emerging community needs and opportunities

Strategic partnerships and movement-wide collaboration discussions

Community Outcome → Structural or Cultural Shift Required

Connect your community outcomes to the structural or cultural shifts required to achieve them

Finish this sentence:

"Our community reached these outcomes when we stopped optimizing for_______________"

"and started optimizing for_______________."

Example 1:

"...stopped optimizing for donor satisfaction and started optimizing for long-term community impact."

Example 2:

"...stopped optimizing for program quantity and started optimizing for participant transformation."

Ready to explore the final pillar?

Continue to Movement Building to explore how the JCC movement achieved collective outcomes through mutual commitments.