Topics
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Advocacy-Lobbying: Explore the board’s role in policy and government relations as well as the limitations on lobbying activities and best practices for sharing a message with the community.
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Board Imperatives: Learn the Philosophical, ethical and legal issues important to an organization and expands on the foundations of organizational effectiveness including mission and vision.
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Board Organization: Consider the importance of committees and task forces as well and review board life cycles and design, operation and delegation.
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Board-Staff Relationships: Explore the Executive Director/CEO-Chair dynamics and role definitions, along with relationships, responsibilities, expectations and policies.
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Community Liaison: Explains the role of the board in serving as the organization’s champion in the community, and how board members can be the most effective advocates of the organization with other constituents.
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Financial Management: Understand the importance of financials and budgeting responsibilities, setting standards for financial management, financial oversight and the all-important reporting.
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Leadership Development: Engage in meaningful discussion and decision-making strategies. Also describes engaged Board members and tools for recruiting and developing excellent board members.
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Resource Development: Develop an entrepreneurial perspective of fundraising, with a focus on diversifying the resource base. Learn about the Board’s role in fund raising and leadership.
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Strategic Planning: Appreciate the strategic planning process and key factors that impact the effectiveness of a plan. Explore the board’s role in determining the goals and objective of the organization.
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The Ever-Changing Scene: Understand how current issues in the sector impact organizational operations such as external regulatory issues, like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as overhead ratios, collective impact, auditors and accountability, etc.