Board Chair Peer Group 2017 (Room: Aspen A)
Event Information
Description
Being a nonprofit Board Chair is a critical role as well as being challenging to achieve effective leadership. Some folks reluctantly sign on while others have years of experience. Regardless of board tenure, there is always more to learn.
Emily Davis Consulting has designed a unique peer-learning group specifically designed for board chairs. Join this dynamic cohort to collaborate, learn, and share resources from and with other board chairs to successfully serve your organization's mission. Build vision, strategically guide the organization, and create accountability. Access best practices in board governance and leadership while also hearing stories to help improve your board service.
We want you and your organization set up for success.
The cohort will meet monthly for four months and select topics for discussion such as:
- Board member roles and responsibilities
- Understanding shared leadership between board and staff
- Creating board accountability
- Managing conflict and handling hard conversations
- Building healthy board culture
- Ensuring resources for success
- Facilitating great meetings
- Board member recruitment and retention
- February 15th from 8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
- March 15th from 8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
- April 19th from 8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
- May 17th from 8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
FAQs
Are there requirements to participate?
Cohort participants must either be currently serving as the board chair/president of a nonprofit organization or as the incoming chair/president of a nonprofit organization.
Is there a registration deadline? Yes, registration closes one week prior to the first peer group in February.
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
There is metered parking and visitor parking (first come first serve) across from the Colorado Collabortive for Nonprofits to the East of the building. Be sure to check for street sweeping before parking in a metered spot.
Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Call (720) 515-0581 or email info@emilydavisconsulting.com for more information.
Is my registration transferrable?
Your registration is transferrable to another nonprofit board chair or incoming board chair/president.
Do I have to pay for registration through EventBrite?
No, but you must register through EventBrite. Please contact us for additional details.
Organizer Emily Davis Consulting
Organizer of Board Chair Peer Group 2017 (Room: Aspen A)
About Emily Davis, MNM | President, Emily Davis Consulting | Senior Governance Consultant, BoardSource
Emily Davis is the President of Emily Davis Consulting; BoardSource Senior Governance Consultant; Fundraising the the Next Generation author; and 21/64 charitable advisor. She provides consulting, facilitation, and publications about nonprofit and philanthropic leadership including board governance, corporate responsibilty, charitable advising, multigenerational issues, and nonprofit management.
Emily has served as a nonprofit founder, executive director, staff member, volunteer, board member, and grant maker across a wide variety of organizations locally and nationally. Most recently, she served as the Vice Chair for Social Venture Partners Boulder County and Member at Large for Social Venture Partners International as well as the Founding Curator for Global Shapers' Boulder Hub.
She has her Masters in Nonprofit Management from Regis University where she serves as an adjunct professor. Emily was named one of the 40 Under Forty in Boulder Vallery 2015.
About Emily Davis Consulting LLC
Emily Davis Consulting partners with not-for-profits and philanthropists on:
Board Governance
Corporate Responsibility
Charitable Advising
Philanthropy
Multigenerational Issues
Nonprofit Advising
We help not-for-profit businesses thrive using creative and customized best practices for serve your mission, passion, and stakeholders of all kinds.
