Date: October 16^th to December 4^th (8-week course)
Location: Online
Time: Noon - 1:30pm (ET), every Wednesday

Early-Bird Price:  CAD$ 1,495.95 (ends on October 2^nd) 
Full price: CAD$ 1,695.95
Governance Community Corporate Member Price: CAD$ 1,122. Click here to learn more.

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
  
  

  "Great course – in every way – excellent instructors and content!
  And a very reasonable calendar time frame with reasonable homework expectations.
  I'm very grateful for having had the opportunity to learn, and to involve a brand-new Board in this classroom".
  ^{Lisa Frankland – Executive Director, Hope House}

Schedule:

October 16^th
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 23^rd
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 30^th
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 6^th
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 13^th
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 20^th
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 27^th
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

December 4^th
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

Good Governance is a Team Effort!

When teams learn together, they operate on the same governance page, and the organization soon feels positive results! 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.

Worried you’ll miss a session?

Replay video, as well as supplemental handouts and presentations, will be available via your materials page for a minimum of one year.

Career Investment!

The Professional Director Institute^® is able to issue students a Tuition and Enrolment Certificate and Summary form for tax purposes.

^{Cancellation Policy: The registration fee is non-refundable for cancellations made less than 30 days prior to the program’s first live session. In this case, you may either transfer your registration fee, once, to a similarly priced seminar future training course, or arrange for a substitute person to attend. Those who do not cancel and do not attend are responsible for the full registration fee. Governance Solutions reserves the right to cancel or reschedule and will give notice in advance.}