Saturday, May 30, 2015
Board Leadership Calgary is pleased to announce
Board Basics for Non-Profits: Learning Event 2015 registration is now open!
Join other members of voluntary non-profit organization boards for Calgary's second annual one day board leadership learning event. This event will feature a variety of engaging and informative basic level workshops that will focus on board governance fundamentals and best practices for the voluntary sector and provide helpful resources, new ideas, and networking opportunities. CommunityWise is one of the organizers of this event.
Date: Saturday, May 30, 2015
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: University of Calgary, Downtown Campus, 906-8 Avenue SW, Calgary
- Membership: How to Recruit, Retain, and Engage Members!
- Making Meetings Meaningful
- Board Governance Basics
- From Visioning to Action - Practical Strategic Planning
- 2020 Vision: Looking ahead at the Community Sector in Alberta
- Discovering the Impact of Board Policies
- Decisions! Decisions! Decisions!
- Board Recruitment, Orientation, Training and Evaluation
- Death or Success by Committee?
- Building Board Diversity in a Diverse City
- Who's Who in the Compliance Zoo?
- Qualities and Characteristics of Effective Boards
- Executive Roles: Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer, Secretary
- Risk Management for Boards
- Boards with Staff: Roles and Relationships
- Aligning Structure with Strategy: Incorporation, Registered Charity and other options
- Bylaws - the other member of your Board - and how to make them work for you
Go to www.boardleadershipcalgary.ca for event details and schedule, workshop and speaker descriptions, and to register. When you register, you will be required to select your concurrent workshops. Workshop seating is limited, so register early to sign up for the topics that are right for you!
Registration: $75.00 (includes lunch and refreshments)
Bursaries: A limited number of bursaries are available. The bursary covers 2/3 of the ticket price to offset the cost for those with very limited resources. Maximum of two bursaries per organization. To apply for a bursary, please email your name, organization, position and a paragraph explaining why you need a bursary and how it will benefit your organization to [email protected]. If you are approved, you will be given a promotional code to enter when you register. DO NOT REGISTER for the event until you have received a response to your request.
Please note: Registrations are non-refundable, but may be transferred to another person by contacting [email protected]
Board Leadership Calgary is a learning collaborative that organizes learning opportunities for board members of voluntary non-profit organizations. Organizers for this event are:
- Alberta Culture & Tourism, Community Development Unit
- CommunityWise Resource Centre
- Ethno-Cultural Council of Calgary
- Federation of Calgary Communities
- Sport Calgary
Sponsors: The low registration fee and bursaries are made possible through the generous support of the following sponsors:
- Calgary Arts Development (CADA)
- First Calgary Financial
- Simple Cloud Works
- The Calgary Foundation
Questions? Contact: [email protected]
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