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The Community Learning Network, in partnership with Alberta Culture and Community Spirit, is very excited to announce an encore presentation of the most popular sessions in this videoconferencing series of four, 90-minute sessions on making your work as a board easier; from board recruitment to policy development.
In today’s world it is increasingly difficult to recruit and maintain a “good” board. To be effective, recruitment must be a part of an annual cycle that also involves orienting and training new board members, and evaluating (formally and informally) board activities. Participants will have the opportunity to identify strategies to recruit, orient and train board members. Discussion about the benefits of building a strong board will be complemented with some practical tools that boards can use.
The Board Chair plays a central role in coordinating the work of the Board, Committees, and the Executive Director. While this can be a huge role, it doesn’t have to be daunting. If you have been one of the fortunate enough to have been mentored and/or trained you are luckier than most. For the rest, a little training and/or review might be in order. This session focuses on the basics of the Chair’s role and responsibility. In this session we will review our understanding of governance, talk about the role of the Chair and the responsibilities that come with it. There will be tips on chairing effective meetings, understanding committee relationship and level of authority, and how one might deal with difficult issues. Finally this session will end with a discussion about what a chairs legacy to their board might involve. This interactive session will explore these not so mysterious facets of being the Chair for a not-for-profit Board and will be perfect for the new Chairperson or someone who is considering this role in their future.
In this introductory level session you will learn what it means to be truly strategic in your planning. You will get an overview of what the planning process might look like in your organization and best of all - you will come away with a few tips on how to build in ownership and commitment, resulting in a plan that is closely followed versus one that collects dust!!
Written guidelines for the governance of your organization can save you and your board time and energy, but sometimes the idea of developing policies can be overwhelming. Where should you start? What are the differences between policies and bylaws? What does a policy look like? What policies should you develop? This session will help your board realize that policy development is simpler than it may seem.
