Board Fundamentals: Roles & Responsibilities
Board Fundamentals: Roles & Responsibilities
Engage your board and align their work with organizational values and vision.
A highly effective and engaged board has clarity around roles, responsibilities and aligns their work and performance with organizational values and vision. In this workshop, you will learn or refresh your knowledge on non-profit board member essentials.
Learning Outcomes:
Come away from this workshop with the ability to:
- Define the responsibilities of board members.
- Describe the three modes of governance.
- Describe practices that build effective boards.
- Learn new tools that support good governance (e.g. consent agendas, board calendars).
Suggested Participants:
All non-profit boards and leaders.
Workshop Benefits:
- Confidence to carry out your role as a board member.
- Clarity on the roles of board members vs. the roles of staff and operational volunteers.
- An inclusive space to review and reflect on what it means to be a board member.
Facilitator
Nicole Stinson
With over 20 years of experience in the public sector, Nicole Stinson has developed a distinguished career working with non-profits and various orders of government. As the Founder and Senior Strategist of Upside Solutions Inc., she leverages her extensive expertise in enterprise risk management (ERM), policy and program development, inter-governmental relations, and strategic initiatives to help organizations achieve their goals and improve governance.
Nicole has successfully implemented enterprise risk management (ERM) frameworks and processes, leading the design and integration of these systems into both strategic and operational planning. With extensive experience in facilitation, she takes an inclusive approach to productive collaborations, decision-making, and problem-solving. Nicole enjoys embedding ERM best practices to ensure that organizations optimize performance, and achieve sustainable results aligned with their objectives.
In addition to her professional work, Nicole has actively volunteered on non-profit boards in leadership and advisory roles, demonstrating a commitment to advancing the goals of purpose-driven organizations.
Nicole is known for her people- and culture-centered approach to change management, particularly in the introduction of new systems and processes. This approach underscores her dedication to fostering positive organizational change and achieving impactful outcomes.