Effective governance practices – characterized by participation, accountability, planning, and responsiveness – help draw talented individuals to your board and staff and ensure that your organization is better prepared to meet challenges and thrive.
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Note: This session will be held at the C3 Center, 1910 Intersoll Avenue, Des Moines.
Serving as a board member is an incredible opportunity to lead within the nonprofit sector and put your passion for a charitable cause into practice. Along with an affinity...
Your board contributes their time, treasure, and expertise to support your mission and vision—and they are charged to be ambassadors for your organization. But they may not have the knowledge and comfort to tell your story to prospective donors and partners who may not know who you are, what you...
Serving as a board member is an incredible opportunity to lead within the nonprofit sector and put your passion for a charitable cause into practice. Along with an affinity for the mission, effective board members must possess a clear understanding of roles and...
The Larned A. Waterman Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center works with hundreds of unique Iowa nonprofits each year, including many on organizational strategy. This has positioned the organization to make some key observations, as well as develop some opinions that sometimes run contrary to mainstream...
Serving as a board member is an incredible opportunity to lead within the nonprofit sector and put your passion for a charitable cause into practice. Along with an affinity for the mission, effective board members must possess a clear understanding of roles and responsibilities to keep your...
Your board has tremendous potential power. It can move your mission forward with focus and intention if it is set up for success. Too often boards don’t tap into their full power because their members don’t know what the job is, aren’t prepared to do the job, or aren’t effectively supported....
This two-hour, in-person session will be held at Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO) Training Room, 2600 Grand Avenue in Des Moines.
Serving as a board member is an incredible opportunity to lead within the nonprofit sector and put your passion for a charitable cause into practice....
The Latin root word for governance is gubernare, which means to guide or pilot a ship. Governance is typically demonstrated by a collective group of people tasked with guiding an organization in alignment with its mission, vision, and values. Social movements are also a type of group action...
During this session, we will explore these questions and provide practical guidance and tools to help nonprofit board members (and the staff who support them) strengthen a key governance function: decision-making. We will help you assess the “data culture” of your board and organization and...
