Nonprofit Skills and trade;: Effective Leadership Oversight for Board Members

This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide effective leadership oversight in your organization. We will define the different types of board structures and the cycles that every board goes through. Then, we will look at nonprofit governance best practices and the importance of board assessments and succession planning. And finally, we will take a close look at managing conflict within the leadership of your organization, and analyze some of the major ethical issues facing modern nonprofits.

Learning Outcomes:

Identify different nonprofit board structures and explain how each structure interacts with leadership

Describe different approaches to board governance

Explain the key stages of a nonprofit board's life cycle and describe the primary activities of the board at each phase

Understand what makes an effective board assessment and analyze the results

Summarize some of the key ethical issues facing nonprofit leaders and describe how the board can prevent ethical lapses in leadership

Explain how nonprofit board members ensure that legal and ethical standards are followed in their organization

Understand the key elements of a conflict-of-interest policy and identify other ethical policies a nonprofit should use

Describe the relationship between the board and the CEO and identify the factors associated with a healthy board-CEO relationship

Credits:

IACET CEUs: 0.3 (Contact Hours: 3 hours)HRCI Credits: 3 (Type: General)SHRM PDCs: 3CFRE Points: 3

Estimated time to complete: 3 hours