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Not-for-Profit Governance Certificate Program (Upcoming Live Program)
Date: October 11th to November 29th (8-week course)
Location: Online
Time: Noon - 1:30pm (ET), every Wednesday
Optimizing the Power of the Not-for-Profit!
Created especially for Not-for-Profit Board Members and Executives, our upcoming 8-week Certificate Program was designed for those focused on making a difference and building a legacy.
This program will allow you to:
- Raise your own level of leadership and governance while successfully fulfilling the purpose of the Not-for-Profit.
- Access governance tools that you can apply to your own Not-for-Profit organization.
- Gain access to some of the leading educators in Not-for-Profit Governance
- Interact with your peers while you grow your network
- Give you confidence that you are implementing best practices around the boardroom table
- Receive a Certificate in Not-For-Profit Governance
Schedule:
October 11th
The Roles of a Not-for-Profit Board Member
- What is Governance?
- Fiduciary Duty
- The Governance System
- Why boards exist
- Direction and Control
- Core and secondary roles
- Governance and Operational Committees
October 18th
Board Leadership
- What is leadership?
- Chairing the Not-for-Profit Board
- Coaching and getting the most out of your board members
- Meeting and agenda management
- Public Role of a Chair
- Leading Committees
- How the staff views the board
October 25th
Board Succession and Capacity Building in the Not-for-Profit
- The 7 Steps of board renewal
- Skills Profiling process
- Systematic board renewal
- Recruitment of Not-for-Profit board members
- Pre and post orientation
- Professional Development (Buy, Build or Rent?)
November 1st
Optimizing the Relationship with the Executive Director
- Building a Healthy Employment Relationship with the Executive Director
- Recruitment & Selection
- Compensation
- Oversight
- Evaluation
- Director Succession
- Delegation of Authority
November 8th
Understanding Not-for-Profit Financial Statements
- The Role of the Board in Overseeing the Financial Statements
- Where do the numbers come from?
- How to read the balance sheet and income statement
- What is fund accounting and why do Not-for-profit Board Members need to understand it?
November 15th
Red Flags and Financial Ratios in a Not-for-Profit
- Top financial ratios for Not-for-Profits
- Risk Governance in the Not-for-Profits
November 22nd
The Not-for-Profit Strategic Performance Scorecard: Measuring What Matters
- How to Create and Use a Balanced Scorecard in a Not-for-Profit
- What Must Go Up and Up and Up?
- What Must Stay the Same
- How to Tell the Story of Your Success to Your Board, Donors, and Stakeholders
November 29th
Not-for-Profit Board Effectiveness and Evaluation
- Evaluation of your Governance System (The Not-for-Profit Governance Index)
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of your Board
- Assessing the Integrity of Your Boards Character, Culture, Structure, Process, and Relationships
Available Resources:
By joining this course, you will have access to curated materials from Governance Solutions:
- Sample Terms of Reference - Chair
- Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire
- Orientation Program Framework
- Tool: Delegation of Authority Policy
- The Governance Index for NFPs
- Publications: "What Makes an Exceptional Chair", "20 Questions Not-For-Profit Organizations Should Ask: Recruiting, Developing, Assessing and Renewing Directors", "A Guide to Financial Statements for Not-For-Profit (NFP) Organizations", and "ANSPO at a Glance Contributions".
Worried you’ll miss a session?
Replay videos, as well as supplemental handouts and presentations, are available via your materials page for a minimum of one year!
Looking to participate with peers?
Group discount available for 5 or more students from the same organization.
Contact Rafael Mazotine – mazotine@governancesolutions.ca – and ask for a code or invoice.
Career Investment!
The Professional Director Institute® is able to issue students a Tuition and Enrolment Certificate and Summary form for tax purposes.