General Information:
This four-session series is facilitated by Dr. David Renz, director emeritus of the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at UMKC and a nationally recognized expert on nonprofit governance and boards. Our vision for the series is to attract and engage a diverse group of experienced leaders from across the Kansas City community in thoughtful learning and dialogue as we explore the challenge of board effectiveness and share with each other what we have learned about how to develop, support, and sustain it. The goal of the series is to enhance the effectiveness of experienced nonprofit and other public service board and executive leaders as they develop and lead boards capable of excellence and impact. Registration includes all four modules. We will meet from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the Bloch Executive Hall at UMKC for four Thursday nights in October: October 5, 12, 19, and 26. Participants are asked to attend all sessions. The fee for attending these sessions is $75.
Modules:
Module 1: Boards, Governance and Organizational Effectiveness
October 5, 2023 (6:30-9pm)
-Introduction to the Series, Your Colleagues, and How We Learn Together
-Governance, Boards, and the Roles that Bring Them to Life
-The Fundamentals of Board Effectiveness
Module 2: Critical Elements of Governance Success
October 12, 2023 (6:30-9pm)
-The Life Cycle of Board and Board Member Effectiveness
-Boards and Executives: The Imperative of Role Clarity
-The Unique Power and Impact of an Effective Chair
Module 3: The Growing and Sustaining an Effective Board
October 19, 2023 (6:30-9pm)
-Strategies for Developing and Sustaining Board Performance
-How Healthy is Your Board’s Culture?
-The Universe of Board Self-Assessments (and How to Use Them Well)
Module 4: Sustaining a Healthy and Effective Board
October 26, 2023 (6:30-9pm)
-The Elephant in Every Board Room: Strategies for Diversity, Inclusion, and Impact
-Preparing For and Enabling Leadership Succession
-Making Sense of It All: A Dialogue on Board Effectiveness
