Course Curriculum

    1. Let's talk about board governance

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    2. "The big lie"

    3. "Let's go the gymnasium"

    1. Introduction

    2. Guiding principles

    3. Organizational chart & stakeholders

    4. Board of Directors

    5. Board committees

    6. CEO

    7. Staff

    8. Staff committees

    9. Governing vs. operations

    10. Test your knowledge!

    1. Introduction

    2. Intro to bylaws

    3. Who regulates your bylaws?

    4. How to change your bylaws?

    5. Board Policy Manual

    6. "When a director runs for public office"

    7. Be proactive with written policies

    8. Which policies should I have in place?

    9. What do we do with our board policies?

    10. Why does the board review its policies regularly?

    11. How do we change our policies?

    12. What is a code of conduct?

    13. Who creates the code of conduct? What do we do with it?

    14. What is a terms of reference?

    15. Wrap-up & Summary

    16. Test your knowledge!

    1. An intro to board governance best practices

    2. Developing an annual work plan for your board

    3. Core agendas

    4. Consent agenda vs. meeting agenda?

    5. What agenda items are in a consent agenda?

    6. Why is the consent agenda a good idea?

    7. Strategic discussions to elevate your board

    8. The benefits of a facilitated strategic plan

    9. Wrap-up & summary

    10. Wrap-up & Summary

    11. Test your knowledge!

    1. Let's review what we have learned

    2. Recruitment Package: Finding the right people to serve on your board

    3. Recruitment Strategy: Competency vs. diversity

    4. Four things to help set new directors up for success

    5. Ongoing training

    6. Board evaluations

    7. What is the difference between a committee and a taskforce?

    8. Two types of committees every board should have

    9. Terms of Reference

    10. Committee reports & audits

    11. CEO job description, employment agreement and training

    12. Succession plan, performance review & appreciation

    13. Let's wrap this all up

    14. Test your knowledge!

About this course

  • $1,559.00
  • 54 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content

Meet Your Instructor

Principal Deb McClelland

Deb McClelland worked in the not-for-profit world as an awarded executive for 25 years and has served on countless boards throughout her career. She has studied governance for over 20 years and has a passion to assist not-for-profit organizations in realizing their potential. Within all her vast experiences, Deb has come to realize that governance, when done right, can be fun and easy.

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Testimonials

Jackie Dickinson

Executive Director, Whistler Community Services

Thank you so much. I always learn so much from you. This is my third time taking this training. I am always taken aback by your energy and commitment to this important work. As well, I always learn something new and it continues to help strengthen my role and understanding as an Executive Director of a non-profit organization. We had at least 7 board members at today's training.

Marife Sonico

Executive Assistant and Board Secretariat, BC Care Providers Association

Your templates will be very helpful as we move towards elevating our governance practices to the next level. You gave us the inspiration, knowledge and the tools to do that. Very much appreciated.

Patricia Raymond

Thank you for the great informative workshop that you have provided. I have participated on five different boards all non-profit from a choir, a housing co-op, a skills training centre, a national board for culture centres and now on an arts board. I have also been that Executive Director and Manager responsible for reporting, annual general meetings, staffing, etc. I have participated in other short training sessions as part of my management training, but your presentation was quite thorough and certainly will be of benefit to me in whatever role I am participating in for the future. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge it is greatly appreciated :)

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