Training Opportunity for Nonprofit Officers, Directors, and Executives
Columbia, S.C. Friday, Nov. 21, 2016 – A Board Leadership Boot Camp is being offered for board members, officers, and executives of nonprofit organizations throughout the Midlands on Friday, December 9th. This training, conducted by Mark Cruise from Governance4Good will take place at the Cobblestone Park Clubhouse conference room from 9:00-3:30pm.
A dynamic speaker and trainer, Mark weaves tales from his 30 years of experience as a nonprofit leader, association executive and board consultant, while enabling audiences to come to new knowledge and appreciation of their roles and responsibilities. With its crisp presentation modules, fun learning exercises, and useful handouts, the Board Leadership Boot Camp will help you begin to transform your average board into an exceptional, high-performing board.
The Board Leadership Boot Camp will serve as both an “advanced basic training” for new board members and newly-elected officers (e.g., chair/president, vice chair/vice president, treasurer, secretary) of nonprofit organizations, as well as an excellent “continuing education” opportunity for experienced board members and officers. Nonprofit CEOs and executive directors, whether new or experienced, will also benefit from this training experience.
Registration fee is $99 and includes lunch and meeting materials, including samples of key board policies. Click here to register.
What You Will Learn at the Board Leadership Boot Camp:
- Legal and fiduciary responsibilities of nonprofit boards
- The fundamental distinction between governance and management
- Why traditional governance often fails to deliver
- An introduction to the Policy Governance model
- How the board can meaningfully represent the “owners”
- Changing the focus from “means” to “ends”
- How to delegate authority to the CEO responsibly
- Protecting your charity’s finances and other assets
- Strategies for effective board recruitment
- How to run dynamic, productive board meetings
- Handling meeting minutes the right way
- And more…
About Governance4Good:
As its name suggests, Governance4Good is about helping charitable organizations succeed by helping their boards excel in governance. Based in Blythewood and a proud business partner of the South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations, Governance4Good provides a wide range of services to equip and support boards in navigating critical phases of their nonprofit’s life cycle. Mark Cruise, founder and president of the company, has 30 years of experience leading, managing, and consulting with nonprofit organizations. Throughout his career he has been a trusted advisor and valued resource to more 80 nonprofit organizations across the U.S.
