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Board Governance (10/27/09)

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (CT)

Austin, United States
Board Governance (10/27/09)

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Austin Community College

Highland Business Center

Room 301

5930 Middle Fiskville Road

Austin TX 78752 USA

 

Description: This session will explore and define some of the most important dynamics of a nonprofit organization: the role, responsibilities and expectations of, and between, the Board of Directors, Officers, volunteers, the Executive Director, and Staff.  How these key organizational players interrelate and work together, individually and within groups (such as committees) defines and determines much of a nonprofit organization’s effectiveness

Topics covered:

  • The legal function, duties, roles and responsibilities of a nonprofit Board of Directors;
  • Differences between nonprofit and for profit Boards of Directors;
  • Differences and interrelationship of governance and management functions;
  • The individual roles, authority, and responsibility of Board members, , the Executive Director, volunteers and staff;
  • The individual roles, authority, and responsibility of Officers, including President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer;
  • The Board – Executive Director relationship;
  • Review of and best practices related to the development, and use of Bylaws in guiding the Board;
  • Use of Policies – their role, how to establish and implement;
  • The role and importance of stakeholders;
  • Board development: identifying, recruiting, orienting, motivating and sustaining a high performance Board;
  • The function and operation of Executive Committees;
  • Use of Committees, task forces and working groups to fulfill the organization’s mission (more in-depth discussion of committees and meetings as part of Ensuring Effective Meetings & Committees session)
  • Role/ Charge of organizational maintenance committees including: Governance/ Nominating; Finance, Audit & Legal; Personnel, etc.
  • Use and abuse of parliamentary procedures;
  • The Founder’s Syndrome and strategies for dealing with it;

Facilitated By:

Barry Silverberg has over 35 years of diverse leadership, management, resource development and communications experience within the nonprofit arena as both a professional and volunteer leader. Currently he leads the Center for Community-Based & Nonprofit Organizations at Austin Community College (ACC CCBNO) , and the Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations (TANO), serving as a coach, mentor, consultant and community resource within the Nonprofit Sector of Central Texas and throughout the State. He shares his experiences, insights and perceptions at Conferences, organizational leadership gatherings, with individuals considering careers in the Nonprofit Sector, and as a session leader within the ACC CCBNO; having provided "technical assistance" (including consultations, strategic thinking leadership gatherings, incorporations, etc) to well over 140 organizations, done dozens of presentations, and serves as resource to the United States Department of State for whom he shares is insights on the nonprofit sector with foreign Delegations in Austin under the auspices of the International Hospitality Council of Austin.

Barry is adjunct faculty at St. Edward's University's New College where he has long taught a course on Nonprofit Leadership and Management. He also serves as Chair of the New College Advisory Council at St. Edward's University and Managing Editor, Nonprofit and Organizational Development at Groundbreaking Press.

 Barry is passionate about promoting “strategic creativity”, fostering greater understanding and appreciation of the Nonprofit Sector as a Sector distinct from the Corporate/ Business and Government/ Educational Sectors. He is a strong advocate of promoting creativity, credibility and ethics throughout society; but especially within the Nonprofit Sector.

 

Event Contact

Event Coordinator

Neelam Noorani

Candyss Bryant

512-223-7111

512-223-7051

512-223-7208-fax

512-223-7208-fax

nnoorani@austincc.edu

Cbryant1@austincc.edu

www.nonprofitaustin.org

 

Hosted by

Center for Community-Based and Nonprofit Organizations at
Austin Community College

Working effectively to bring people and assets together
to achieve the common good.

The Center for Community-Based & Nonprofit Organizations at Austin Community College (ACC CCBNO) serves those engaged in the Nonprofit Sector by leveraging community assets and serving as a community partnership broadening the horizons and possibilities for those engaged in the Nonprofit Sector

  • Connecting the Nonprofit Sector
  • Providing Professional & Volunteer Development Learning Opportunities
  • Making available Resources, Information, & Referral
  • Offering Coaching, Consultation, Collaboration
   
 

 

 

 

Barry Silverberg has over 35 years of diverse leadership, management, resource development and communications experience within the nonprofit arena as both a professional and volunteer leader. Currently he leads the Center for Community-Based & Nonprofit Organizations at Austin Community College (ACC CCBNO) , and the Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations (TANO), serving as a coach, mentor, consultant and community resource within the Nonprofit Sector of Central Texas and throughout the State. He shares his experiences, insights and perceptions at Conferences, organizational leadership gatherings, with individuals considering careers in the Nonprofit Sector, and as a session leader within the ACC CCBNO; having provided "technical assistance" (including consultations, strategic thinking leadership gatherings, incorporations, etc) to well over 140 organizations, done dozens of presentations, and serves as resource to the United States Department of State for whom he shares is insights on the nonprofit sector with foreign Delegations in Austin under the auspices of the International Hospitality Council of Austin.

Barry is adjunct faculty at St. Edward's University's New College where he has long taught a course on Nonprofit Leadership and Management. He also serves as Chair of the New College Advisory Council at St. Edward's University and Managing Editor, Nonprofit and Organizational Development at Groundbreaking Press.

 

Barry is passionate about promoting “strategic creativity”, fostering greater understanding and appreciation of the Nonprofit Sector as a Sector distinct from the Corporate/ Business and Government/ Educational Sectors. He is a strong advocate of promoting creativity, credibility and ethics throughout society; but especially within the Nonprofit Sector.