NONPROFIT BOARD LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT I

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2022 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate and articulate the responsibilities of a non-profit governance board including the duties of the board chair and board members by contributing time and talent to a working committee of the board. Audience: Graduate 2. Recognize the processes and protocols used by the board to shepherd key issues through decision-making and into action by the organization. Audience: Graduate 3. Partner with a diverse set of board members and organizational staff to develop and implement a governance-based strategy that addresses an important challenge of the organization. Audience: Graduate 4. Articulate the ways in which boards can motivate organizations to be successful and sustainable and reflect on your board’s professional development strategy for improving their value to future board work. Audience: Graduate 5. Utilize effective team-based and interpersonal communication skills as a means to build a professional network with a set of diverse board members and staff leaders. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate and articulate the responsibilities of a non-profit governance board including the duties of the board chair and board members by contributing time and talent to a working committee of the board. Audience: Graduate 2. Recognize the processes and protocols used by the board to shepherd key issues through decision-making and into action by the organization. Audience: Graduate 3. Partner with a diverse set of board members and organizational staff to develop and implement a governance-based strategy that addresses an important challenge of the organization. Audience: Graduate 4. Articulate the ways in which boards can motivate organizations to be successful and sustainable and reflect on your board’s professional development strategy for improving their value to future board work. Audience: Graduate 5. Utilize effective team-based and interpersonal communication skills as a means to build a professional network with a set of diverse board members and staff leaders. Audience: Graduate