Leadership Skills Every Nonprofit Board Member Needs

Take the first step to excel in your board membership role by participating in this seminar. You will learn valuable leadership skills and ideas that will enable you to take your nonprofit agency to new levels of effectiveness in service, operation, resource generation, and capacity-building. Blending theory and practice and employing scenario exercises and other interactive strategies, the classwill help you gain insights into skills and methods employed successfully by others in the nonprofitsector. This intensive seminar is designed for beginning and experienced board members and nonprofit staff who want to broaden their knowledge and skills, and anyone interested in board developmentand leadership. You will explore these major areas: - Differences between nonprofit and for-profitorganizations - The evolution of the nonprofit organization - - purpose and structure - Definingand developing policy - Clarifying board/staff roles and the function of committees - Recruiting, nominating and orienting new board members - Needs assessment - Effective problem-solving and communication - Conducting effective board meetings - Long-range planning - Designing a program evaluation process - Keeping abreast of current issues and trends relevant to nonprofits You willalsobe able to network and expand your resource base through interaction with your colleagues and othernonprofit professionals.