Nonprofit Boards and Governance

The UW-Milwaukee School of Continuing Education is offering “Nonprofit Boards and Governance”:

“Explore reasons why boards exist, and examine the roles, responsibilities and relationship to staff. Gain tools for enhancing board effectiveness including recruitment and development, meeting management and self-assessment.

This workshop identifies the uniqueness of the nonprofit sector, which requires specific skills for working with and growing the individual potential of an agency’s board members.

Benefits and Learning Outcomes

• Gain a deeper understanding of board roles including collective and individual board responsibilities and legal standards that apply to boards.
• Examine the board at work in strategic planning, policymaking, board/staff relations, meetings, committees and workgroups, and overall decision-making.
• Learn how to align board recruitment with your strategic plan in order to build a board leadership talent pipeline.
• Leave with a toolkit of activities, methods and practices for incorporating course content into the ongoing work of your board.“