What to Expect When You Are Governing: Understanding Your Board Role
Event Information
Description
Understand the basic functions and responsibilities of non-profit boards. This workshop will arm participants with helpful skills to apply to their own boards. It will include topics related to structure, best practices, and practical exercises to apply governance in your non-profit.
As a participant you will:
- Learn what “governance” means
- Know your general legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities
- Learn tools and resources to assist your board to achieve organizational goals
- Understand how to govern, manage and implement (and who does what!) in your non-profit
- Become familiar with how to recruit, orient and train new board members
- Take home a workbook packed with detailed information and exercises to share your learning with fellow board members
Ideal for:
- Anyone who is currently on a board, wants to be on a board, or a refresher for those with past board experience. You will take home the skills
Details:
- Date: September 14 , 2017
- Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm
- Facilitator: Roxann Amyotte
- Location: Propellus Boardroom, Floor 11, Kahanoff Centre, 1170 105 - 12 Avenue SE
- Pricing: Member $50.00 Non-Member $100.00
- Refreshments and light snacks will be provided
If you would like closed captioning at any Propellus event, please reach out to us via email. We will work with our friend and member Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA) to ensure your needs are covered.
*Our Workshop Cancellation Policies Have Changed*
There is a maximum of two registrants per organization. If you have more than two colleagues interested in registering for the workshop, consider signing up for a facilitated learning session! Contact Sheena Swierenga at (403) 231-1427 or sswierenga@propellus.org with inquiries.
To cancel your registration, please notify a Propellus staff member at (403) 265-5633 or info@propellus.org 24 hours in advance of the workshop, in which a full refund can be given at that time, or we can apply a credit towards another course. No refunds will be given to last minute cancellations and no shows.
