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What does a “equitable, inclusive & just” governance structure achieve, at its greatest level?

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What does a “equitable, inclusive & just” governance structure achieve, at its greatest level?

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Describe the board. How does it function? Who is represented and why? What can it do?

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People most impacted generate the solutions w/o additional burdens

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We have to be relevant and responsive to all children, especially those who need our services most. We have voices from those who can speak into the vision for Relief Nurseries in Oregon.

Removes our blinders.

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It can help us reach more children/families

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create more empathy for the families we serve by increasing awareness and increasing strengths based practices & language

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more equitable gains across the state, with less bias in decision make

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governance structure/ those who are stewards of governance  continuously reminds us of our blinders to what we do that stands in the way of achieving our vision of thriving children and families   

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governance structure/ those who are stewards of governance  continuously reminds us of our blinders to what we do that stands in the way of achieving our vision of thriving children and families   

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supporting the sustainability of family serving programs - further incorporating Relief Nursery in the statewide web of services

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Relief Nurseries have the lived experience of the families we serve, and our voice needs to be influential in statewide decisions

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- Voice that understands the model and connects to our services.
- Integrity of the model. Flexible, holistic, how we look at families. Why we have the elements/approach that we do.
- Mission driven/focused.
- Historical knowledge maintained/referenced. Succession.
- Collective success, support for organizational leadership & programming. Not focused on individual success.
- Collective decision-making.
- Aggressive/ambitious/assertive - comes together, take on what we need to to support families. People running/working/living the work making the decision. Rules/policy informed by the work/people.
- Voices from all of our programs.

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Describe where you are now and what the gap is between your current reality and vision.

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Describe where you are now and what the gap is between your current reality and vision.

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What challenges do you face? What gaps exist? What do you not do/have that you need to do/have to get to your vision?

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Currently only organizational representatives have a voting voice on the board

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We don't have voices of communities without RNs.

We can be an echo chamber

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Feels like I have to be at the table to have my nursery's interest heard.

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it is good to have historical perspective, and sometimes it can limit us in our ability to move forward. It would be great to have the ability to be more flexible and make changes as needed

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some RNs cannot send a representative, and that needs to be OK. We need all board members to be engaged and actively participating.

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No process that ensures equitable input even if RNs are not in the room  

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No process that ensures equitable input even if RNs are not in the room  

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as a bunch of white women, we are not representative of the racial/ethnic diversity of our clients or of the life experiences of our clients.

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want to include client voice directly and/but being on a board can be very intimidating... ?

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clarity about process for delegation and decision making process; prioritization

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clarity about process for delegation and decision making process; prioritization

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we have lobbyists and Cara works very hard on this... and how can we continue to increase our influence?

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Create a governance structure that works well with operational structure as it has grown 

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Create a governance structure that works well with operational structure as it has grown 

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distinguish between membership & board, roles/responsibilities 

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distinguish between membership & board, roles/responsibilities 