Good nonprofit governance provides strategic leadership and fiduciary oversight. Members of the Board of Directors bear the responsibility of ensuring your organization remains viable, sustainable, serves the community, and works to execute its mission. Our training sessions, led by the top experts and consultants in the field, share relevant best practices in board management and development, as well as guidance to avoid common governance pitfalls.
Leadership expert Wendy Sellers will help you dive into new strategies to engage your nonprofit board members. You will learn how to motivate them to achieve amazing organizational results.
What You'll Learn
What do you need to learn about each board member?
How can their unique skillsets and community networks help you?
Why is preparation an essential tool for board member engagement?
How can committees help you complete strategic projects?
What steps should you take when onboarding board members?
Nonprofit leadership expert Cathy Allen will explore how to establish your priorities, develop materials, and prepare your case for effective meetings on Capitol Hill, in your state capitol, or in the town council chambers.
What You'll Learn
What is the role of board members in advocacy?
What materials should you prepare in advance?
How should you practice your presentation?
How can you set meetings with local, state, and national elected officials?
What should you wear? What should you bring?
How can you follow up after a meeting to drive action?
Nationally recognized nonprofit impact expert Derik Timmerman will share the major gifts officer essentials you need. You will learn how to research, cultivate, convert, and retain major donors to fund your world-changing mission.
What You'll Learn
Understanding mindsets about money
Developing your philosophy about leading the way in generosity
Definition and role of a case for support
Outline and document template for an ask discussion
How to personalize interactions with prospects to key dates, traits, and affinities
Identifying individuals who will help you generate your first prospects
Nonprofit impact expert Derik Timmerman will give his refreshingly honest take on how/why boards go bad. You will learn real-world strategies to help your board stop struggling.
What You'll Learn
What does research reveal about how nonprofit boards deteriorate?
Why is board dysfunction a rampant problem across the nonprofit sector?
Why do boards underperform?
What board development tactics are most nonprofits overlooking?
How should you handle various types of toxic board members?
How can you overcome resistance to improvement initiatives?
What secrets can you apply to make your board a long-term fundraising factory?
Nonprofit board consultant Cathy Allen will share the specific steps your board can follow to conduct a self-assessment. You will learn how to use the results to improve your board’s effectiveness and your entire organization.
What You'll Learn
How does board self-assessment benefit the organization?
What should you consider in choosing a self-assessment tool?
What self-assessment process options do you have?
How should the board use the self-assessment results?
Nonprofit fundraising expert Sabrina Walker Hernandez will reveal how to identify, recruit, and onboard board members that will drive your nonprofit to the next level of success. You will learn how to differentiate the people who will have the most sizable impact.
What You'll Learn
What attributes do the best nonprofit board members have?
What are the most effective techniques for recruiting board members?
Nonprofit governance expert Rob Meiksins will provide concrete steps that new board directors can take immediately. Your board and entire organization will benefit from more collaborative relationships and impactful results.
Board development expert Linda Lysakowski will provide step-by-step guidance for leading your organization’s board to achieve more organizational goals.
What You'll Learn
Board structure – committees, diversity of skills, and other attributes
Culture-building
Setting a good leadership example, developing future leaders
Succession planning and recruiting
Build peer relationships and team building
Ongoing board engagement
Motivating the board to achieve fundraising goals
Advocating for the organization and advancing the mission
Board development expert Linda Lysakowski will provide step-by-step guidance for evaluating your board’s collective and individual success. You will learn what changes to make to improve results.
What You'll Learn
Ongoing assessment and performance of board and officers
Strategy, goals, measurement – continuous improvement and advancing the mission
How to evaluate progress and look ahead: plans and reporting
Nonprofit board consultant Cathy Allen will provide step-by-step guidance to develop a Governance Committee in your organization. You will learn how to use this tool to create an engaged board.
What You'll Learn
How do Nominations and Governance mindsets differ?
How can your board make the transition?
What language about governance should your bylaws and policies include?
What are the annual responsibilities of a Governance Committee?
Who should lead the Governance Committee?
How can a strong Governance Committee help the executive director and staff?
