Session Overview:

One of the biggest challenges in nonprofits is getting your board to take their role seriously. This means 1) attendance 2) due diligence, and 3) fundraising. Yet so many boards struggle with this. Board members “own” the nonprofit in the eyes of the law, but they usually don’t even work there. In addition, most boards don’t get the orientation and training they need to be successful. This can cause a disconnect and dysfunction.

Enter…the “Board Agreement” – the single most powerful tool you can use in getting your board to perform. In this training, I show you the powerful and simple elements that are fundamental to building a rockstar board. If you attend live, you will get a free sample board agreement.

Learning Objectives:

• More fully understand what boards are and what they aren’t
• Transform your board in a few months by implementing this tool
• Understand some of the psychology behind board agreements
• Explain the elements of a board agreement
• Enforce the agreement

Sean Kosofsky

I help nonprofit leaders develop the mindset, tool set, and skill set to increase funding and impact.

I am a strategic advisor offering coaching, consulting, and courses that transform your nonprofit’s capacity and performance.

I have worked in and led nonprofits for 30+ years and specialize in helping young and small nonprofits accelerate their results.

Every nonprofit is different. I customize our time together so you can raise money, build the board of your dreams, and have more impact.

Session Overview:

Every organization needs great leadership to excel. A nonprofit board helps chart the course for organizational success and the staff make that vision a reality. In order for organizational success, the Board Chair and the CEO or Executive Director must have a close working relationship. This fast-paced and funny session uses research from over 1,500 nonprofit board members, many of whom have been board chairs, and real-life examples to highlight how Board Chairs and CEOs can best work together to achieve organizational success.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the role of a board chair
• Understand the role of a CEO
• Explore research on successful board chairs
• Learn effective strategies for the two to work together

David Snow

David is a Senior Consultant at Lighthouse Counsel. He brings more than four decades of experience in executive and development leadership in healthcare, education and social services.

Most recently, David served as chief development officer of the YMCA of Greater Houston for 10 years, doubling its annual campaign to nearly $8million, significantly growing the endowment and leading $50 million in capital campaigns. He previously led institutional advancement at The Dominican Campus in Nashville, Tennessee, where he led three successful capital campaigns to fund campus expansions.

Prior to development, David was a healthcare executive for more than 20years, during which time he was involved as a volunteer on a number of nonprofit boards and deeply involved in their fundraising efforts.

David currently serves on the board of John Paul II Preparatory School, and various committees for Aquinas College, Diocese of Nashville, and YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly, Black Mountain, NC.

Session Overview:

CEOs get the board they deserve! Harsh, but true. Boards are about heavy lifting, yet many board members can be characterized as the opposite. Dealing with that key dilemma is central to this webinar. You will also learn how to assess board member contributions, the three stages of board and organizational growth, and determine your board’s singular charism. If time permits, we will also discuss how to think about “gifts of significance” from board members.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn the three stages of board/organizational growth: organizing, governing and institutionalization.
• Tell the difference between light and heavy board lifters.
• Assess the main charism of their current board and determine what board they seek.
• Create the change they seek in their board by using the techniques we’ll discuss.
• If time permits, participants will also learn how to think about “gifts of significance” from board members.

Laurence Pagnoni

Laurence A. Pagnoni, MPA, is a national expert on advanced fundraisingstrategies. He is author of “The Nonprofit Fundraising Solution,” the firstbook on fundraising ever published by the American ManagementAssociation, as well as “Fundraising 401: Masterclasses in NonprofitFundraising That Would Make Peter Drucker Proud.” Laurence is a fierceadvocate for a fully capitalized “higher profit” sector, founder of LAPAFundraising, a blogger with integrity, a husband and a father to two growingsons. See his website www.laurencepagnoni.org