During this session, Mary Hiland will empower us to work effectively with nonprofit boards of directors by sharing why boards matter, the 3 sources of all board troubles, recruiting mistakes to avoid, and more.
Does your board spend most of its valuable meeting time looking backward ... i.e. reviewing routine reports? Do you wish your meetings were more productive and that everyone was engaged? Do you want to have generative, strategic conversations that help your nonprofit be more impactful? In this workshop, you'll learn how to make the shift toward well run meetings that are an asset to the organization instead of a drain on time and resources. Whether you are an Executive Director or a Board Chair (or better yet, both attending together!) we will show you how to design and facilitate meetings to make the best use of your time and encourage board member contribution. The techniques can also be used to improve committee and staff meetings.
Organized by: Center for Excellence in Nonprofits
In this workshop, we will help you be an effective board leader by providing a refresher on board service responsibilities in general and a more in-depth look at the chairperson role in particular. We’ll explore the critical relationship between the board chair and the CEO and share best practices of board governance and leadership. You will also leave with tools to ensure your board meetings are efficient and the discussions are generative. Attend with your organization's Executive Director to make this training even more impactful for your organization.
Organized by: Center for Excellence in Nonprofits
According to BoardSource, “the partnership between the board and the executive leader is critically important to the success of an organization.” Building – and managing – this partnership is easier said than done and often falls on the executive director's shoulders. We're here to help! In this workshop, we will look at ways you can effectively “manage up” to build stronger board relationships, engage each member, and move your board toward excellence. Participants will leave with a strong understanding of board management best practices and a plan to work more effectively with board members, leveraging key talent for maximum impact.
Organized by: Center for Excellence in Nonprofits
Most nonprofit board members never receive an orientation to their basic roles and responsibilities. As a result, you have amazing volunteers who want to help but don’t know how and staff that doesn’t understand why their board doesn’t do more. In this workshop, we will go over the 10 basic responsibilities of board service and will explore ways for nonprofit board members to maximize support of the organization's mission.
Organized by: Center for Excellence in Nonprofits
Gaining a true understanding of your organization’s financials and making strategic decisions as a result can increase your long term impact, perhaps more than any other leadership skill. In this class we will explore the basic elements of common nonprofit financial statements and will identify tips to better understand what they mean and how they can be used to determine the health of an organization. In addition, we will review basic "financial jargon" and will discuss the nuances of accounting in the nonprofit sector. Participants walk away with an understanding of how they can use this financial information to make strategic decisions.
Organized by: Center for Excellence in Nonprofits
One thing is constant - our organizational needs and boards are always changing. An effective nonprofit board recognizes this (and plans for it!) by developing processes to ensure an ongoing, healthy board. In this workshop you will learn to match board recruiting strategies to your organization’s mission. We will explore tactics for effectively identifying what board talent your organization needs to achieve your impact goals, offer practical ways to find and develop these board candidates, and discuss strategies to keep them engaged once they’ve joined the board.
Organized by: Center for Excellence in Nonprofits
Most nonprofit board members never receive an orientation to their basic roles and responsibilities. As a result, you have amazing volunteers who want to help but don’t know how and staff that doesn’t understand why their board doesn’t do more. In this workshop, we will go over the 10 basic responsibilities of board service and will explore ways for nonprofit board members to maximize support of the organization's mission.
Organized by: Center for Excellence in Nonprofits
