Building Better Boards
A great deal of an organization’s success begins and ends with a board’s ability to understand its roles and responsibilities and face challenges such as budget cuts, shrinking resources and growing needs.
In order to help boards deal with these tough challenges, Waco Foundation is implementing a new initiative called Building Better Boards.
Through this initiative, the Foundation is offering free* on-line board self-assessments to applicable nonprofits and a 3-part training series called “Critical Components of Effective Governance” at a reduced price of $19/session.
Critical Components of Effective Governance 3-Part Series: This BoardSource® training is an interactive course, which allows nonprofit leaders and board members to gain and share knowledge and resources needed to ensure the major building blocks of an effective board.
Part 1: Board Roles & Responsibilities - Wednesday, September 28, 2011 from 2:30 pm – 6:30 pm at the MCC Conference Center
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Demands on NP sector & board
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Board roles and responsibilities
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Board member motivation, responsibilities and accountability
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Legal and financial issues of boards
Part 2: Board Relations & Engagement - Friday, November 11, 2011 from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm at the City of Waco Multipurpose Center
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Identification, recruitment and orientation of board members
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Board-staff relations
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Board engagement
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Board structure
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Board meetings and the use of committees
Part 3: Board Leadership & Financial Oversight - Tuesday, January 24, 2012 from 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm at the MCC Conference Center
Series attendees will earn the Certificate in Nonprofit Board Education from BoardSource® and receive a take home notebook full of useful resources and tools.
The Speaker
Chuck V. Loring, CFRE, MBA, is a senior governance consultant for BoardSource®. He provides nonprofit governance consulting and training to clients and has particular expertise in the board’s role in fundraising. Chuck is also the senior partner of the Fort Lauderdale and Indianapolis-based firm of Loring, Sternberg & Associates, which provides fundraising and governance consulting services to nonprofits.
For more information about the online self-assessment, contact Nicole Wynter, Director of Special Projects at 254-754-3404 or nwynter@wacofoundation.org.
To register for the training session(s), contact Robert Johnson, McLennan Community College at 299-8055 or 299-8888 (leave a message if you get his voicemail). Registration is available Monday – Friday, between 8 am – 5pm.
*The assessment is free when 100% of a nonprofit’s board participates in the assessment; otherwise the cost is $50.