MAY TOPICS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE
NONPROFIT GOVERNANCE
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Strong Nonprofits need strong boards! Nonprofit organziations have the unique challenge of combining mission, resources, and strategy, and must anticipate and respond to community needs, carefully manage money, and lead with a goal of sustainability. Balancing these critical apects of a high quality organization requires a dedicated, passionate and skilled board of directors.
For the month of May, the Georgia Center for Nonprofits focuses on the skills and tools necessary to prepare nonprofit board leaders to be provide effective and efficient oversight necessary to successfully guide an organization, as well as tips for nonprofit professionals to get the most out of your board.
Be sure to check out featured content from Cass Brewer, Partner, Morris, Manning & Martin and Co-chair of the Nonprofit Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia.
CenterView Newsletter
Find the May copy of CenterView relating to Board & Governance by
clicking here.
Funders Spotlight - Leading Up: Transformational Leadership for Fundraisers -- an interview with Dr. Lilya Wagner, Director of Philanthropic Service for Institutions, The North America division of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
Learn how to “Lead Up” in reference to board engagement.
Nonprofit University Resources
Train for Effective BOARD GOVERNANCE
Strengthen the understanding, commitment, and skills of your staff and board by taking advantage of the following upcoming trainings:
| Date |
Time |
Class Name |
Location |
| 5/04/2011 |
9:30 AM-12:30 PM |
GOV 490: Moving from Good to Exceptional Boards |
100 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1500 Atlanta, GA 30303 |
| 5/05/2011 |
1:00 PM-4:00 PM |
BPL 330C: Metrics & Evaluations: Tools to Show Your Impact & Tell Your Story |
United Way Building, 428 Bull St., Savannah |
| 5/12/2011 |
1:00 PM-4:00 PM |
FND 310C: Effective Development Office Assessments & Evaluations |
United Way Building, 428 Bull St., Savannah |
| 5/17/2011 |
9:00 AM-12:00 PM |
FND 260: Basic Grant Writing |
100 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta GA 30303 |
| 5/17/2011 |
1:00 PM-4:00 PM |
FND 460: Advanced Grant Writing |
100 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta GA 30303 |
| 5/18/2011 |
9:00 AM-12:00 PM |
EXC 553: Effective Stewardship of Financial Assets |
100 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta GA 30303 |
| 5/18/2011 |
1:00 PM-5:00 PM |
Getting Grant Ready |
TBD- Statesboro, GA |
| 5/19/2011 |
9:30 AM-12:30 PM |
FIN 230: Internal Controls and Accountability |
100 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1500 Atlanta, GA 30303 |
| 5/20/2011 |
8:30 AM-4:00 PM |
Certificate of Supervision and Management |
100 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30303 |
| 5/20/2011 |
8:30 AM-4:00 PM |
MGT 110: Understanding the Role of a Supervisor |
100 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30303 |
| 5/24/2011 |
9:00 AM-12:00 PM |
EXC 554: How Leaders Drive Performance: The Relationship Between Leaders and Key Business Metrics |
100 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta GA 30303 |
| 5/26/2011 |
1:00 PM-4:00 PM |
MGT 420C: Performance & Alignment |
United Way Building, 428 Bull St., Savannah |
Opportunity Knocks Resources
NonProfit HR Library
The Nonprofit HR Library, provided by Opportunity Knocks, has 188 forms, procedures, checklists and business tools to help nonprofits efficiently hire, manage and retain your nonprofit employees.
To view other HR categories and forms the Nonprofit HR Library offers, click here.
Tools & Resources
Council on Foundations. (2010). Ten ways for community foundations to consider diversity and inclusive practices.
Recommended Reading list provided by our friends at Jossey Bass Publishing:
The Handbook of Nonprofit Governance, by BoardSource – Hardcover, April 2010
Nonprofit Governance: Law, Practices, and Trends, by Bruce R. Hopkins, Virginia C. Gross – Hardcover, June 2009
The Truth About What Nonprofit Boards Want: The Nine Little Things That Matter Most, by June J. Bradham – Hardcover, June 2009
Governance as Leadership: Reframing the Work of Nonprofit Boards, by Richard P. Chait, William P. Ryan, Barbara E. Taylor - Hardcover, October 2004
Additional resources:
Board Diversity Training: A Tool Kit, by Pillar Nonprofit Network - March 2008. Gill, M., Flynn, R. J. & Reissing, E. (2005), The governance self-assessment checklist: An instrument for assessing board effectiveness. Nonprofit Management and Leadership 15(3), 271–294.
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