Workshops

 BUILDING STRONG BOARDS
PART I. The Board Cycle from recruitment to evaluation.  What’s your board culture?  What board structure will be most productive?  What does ‘governance’ really mean?

PART II.   How can boards govern more and manage less? What meeting structures are most effective? What reports aid governance? How can board and staff work together with clear expectations leading to reliable results?

FUNDRAISING SKILLS OF SUCCESSFUL BOARDS. Setting realistic goals, creating an effective plan, translating dollar goals into specific strategies, engaging EVERY board member in an appropriate resource development role.

 FACING THE MUSIC  Something fell on Chicken Little’s head. But it wasn’t the sky. Has your organization taken a recent blow?  Ticket sales slow?  Donations down?  Board and staff in a panic?  Facing the Music will prepare your organization’s leaders for major decisions and necessary actions in a rapidly changing environment.  Identify the dangers and warning signs of a crisis. Learn what questions a board should ask. Learn the Top Twenty Actions recommended by the experts, when facing a crisis.

PLANNING TO PLAN. You can’t create a strategic plan in a 3-hour workshop, but you CAN identify what you need to know, who must be involved and how to go about developing a plan that will be practical, meaningful and worth the time and effort.

THE HIGHLY FUNCTIONING TEAM. What are the factors that turn a staff into a team?  What are the useful things to know about one another? How to gain clarity, nurture mutual respect and improve communications.