Driving Impact Through Governance: Strategies for Sustainable Success
Effective governance is the bridge between strong leadership and meaningful, measurable outcomes for an organization’s mission. This session explores how boards can move beyond policies and procedures to actively shape long-term impact. Participants will learn how to translate governance principles …
Building Boards That Work: Practical Steps for Lasting Success
The desire to have a highly functioning board is universal, and the journey to achieve this often starts before inviting anyone to join an organization board. How an organization identifies, prepares, supports, and evaluates its board is often done inconsistently. …
Effective Board Structures for Shared Leadership and Succession
Board dynamics (the interpersonal relations between board members and senior staff) have a high level of importance to the board’s governing effectiveness. Exceptional boards govern in constructive partnership with the chief executive and staff, recognizing the effectiveness of this relationship …
Effective Governance: Building a Collaborative Board Culture
The most successful nonprofit boards have a collaborative team culture, working as a governing team in partnership with the executive. The starting point for building this culture involves a shared understanding of the work and the line between management and
…Grantmaking 201
An Advanced Guide to Philanthropic Effectiveness
Grantmaking 201 is a two-day course that offers a next-level look at effective grant management processes. We will dig deep into emerging trends and learn strategies to refine the purpose, enhance the practice, and …
Grantmaking 101
Informing the Context for Philanthropic Work
Grantmaking 101 is a two-day course that helps staff and board members new to philanthropy better understand the sector. This interactive course will present a historical overview of philanthropy, review a foundation’s leadership and …
Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management (6 of 6)
The Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management course is designed to assist participants’ understanding in the foundational components of a nonprofit. The intended audience is that of one consistent staff member (executive director) and a consistent board member (in most cases it …
Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management (4 of 6)
The Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management course is designed to assist participants’ understanding in the foundational components of a nonprofit. The intended audience is that of one consistent staff member (executive director) and a consistent board member (in most cases it …
Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management (5 of 6)
The Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management course is designed to assist participants’ understanding in the foundational components of a nonprofit. The intended audience is that of one consistent staff member (executive director) and a consistent board member (in most cases it …
Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management (1 of 6)
The Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management course is designed to assist participants’ understanding in the foundational components of a nonprofit. The intended audience is that of one consistent staff member (executive director) and a consistent board member (in most cases it …
