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
  
  

Sessions (90-min long):

Session 1: 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

Session 2: 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

Session 3: 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?)

Session 4: 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

Session 5: 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?

Session 6: Red Flags and Financial Ratios in a Not-for-Profit

• Top financial ratios for Not-for-Profits
• Risk Governance in the Not-for-Profits

Session 7: 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

Session 8: 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".

Continuing Education Credits: 12 hours 

Note: This is a recorded session originally delivered to a live audience, replays may contain occasional interactions.