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Board Connection: For Individuals

Leadership Volunteering as a Nonprofit Board Member!

Nonprofits are always looking for volunteers.  But did you know that nonprofits also need governing volunteers on their boards? Serving on a nonprofit board is a serious responsibility and a rewarding challenge. Board membership is not only a means of giving back to the community, but also an invaluable opportunity to develop leadership and team-building qualities.

If you are considering board service or desire to be more effective in your current role as a board member, this workshop will help new and prospective board members gain an appreciation for the roles and responsibilities of nonprofit boards, individual board members, board officers, and board committees. Other topics will include: legal issues for nonprofit boards, organizational life cycles, accountability, and more.

The workshop will be engaging and interactive, and will include opportunities for participants to apply the concepts and models to their own organizations.

 What Board Connection can do for you:

·   Connect you to organizations in need of your skills and expertise with a mission you support

·   Educate you about nonprofit governance and your role as a board member

·   Provide an opportunity to develop and demonstrate leadership abilities

·   Enable you to make a difference in your community

How Board Connection works:

Register for training, then submit a $50 fee (or use PayPal online) for your participation with Board Connection.  You’ll receive:

·     The “Effective Board Service” training session, where you will learn about the Board Connection program and a comprehensive and objective view of board service.  You will learn what boards really do, how much time it takes, and what your role as a board member would be.  Plus supplementary materials.

·     Support to identify and connect with organizations that need your expertise on their board.

When to Start:

Now! Training and referral assistance are offered throughout the year.  Candidates need attend only ONE session to learn how the program works, board roles and responsibilities, and more. 

We will be doing another training in 2010, please e-mail to be included on the notification list when the date is set.  Thanks.

Pre-registration is required. 

Facilitator:  Dorothy Norris-Tirrell, Director & Associate Professor Division of Public and Nonprofit Administration, University of Memphis

Registration Fee:  $50. 

For more information contact Carol Gaudino, Corporate Services Director

at (901) 523-2425 x 210 or by e-mail.