Developing the Developers

Effective governance is the hallmark to organizational excellence. This training series is designed to equip both new and veteran board members with the tools to effectively guide their organization. This training series is designed for nonprofit board members. You will learn how to:

• guide board decisions by the short and long term vision of the organization
• carry out the duties of the board in keeping with state and federal law
• use your meeting time to effectively make decisions
• use financial goal setting to guide strategic planning
• effectively evaluate and develop your board
• have an effective relationship with the executive director
• structure the board and create policies that enhance effectiveness in operation
• promote your organization’s services and successes
• understand and evaluation financial statements
• ensure that your organization is fully funded
• create and implement a fundraising plan
• effectively manage change in your organization

Module 1: Purpose, Mission, Vision

Module 2: Roles and Responsibilities: What is my job anyway?

Module 3: Effective Meetings

Module 4: Strategic Planning: Using Financial Benchmarks

Module 5: Assessment, Recruitment and Evaluation

Module 6: The Executive Director: Hiring, Evaluating, Firing

Module 7: Board Structure: Making Committees work for You

Module 8: Marketing: More than just Advertising

Module 9: Financial Statements: The Basics

Module 10: Nonprofit Financing: A Primer

Module 11: Fundraising

Module 12: Change Management