Best Board Seminar….Ever!
Date and time:
January 26, 2012
9:30 a.m. Networking
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. (Lunch included)
Event Location:
3120 Merida Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76109
Cost:
$50 per organization staff member; $25 per board member
Payment must be received prior to the event.
Outstanding practices in nonprofit governance will be discussed in this interactive exchange about the current and future work of the high performing board.
This session will focus on:
- Holding board meetings and retreats that are NOT boring.
- Using your committees more effectively.
- Helping your board understand its roles, with a special emphasis on the board’s fundraising responsibility.
- Finding and recruit great board members.
- Engaging in strategic thinking and planning.
Target Audience:
Executive directors, CEOs, and board members
About the Presenter:
Sandra R. Hughes is a governance consultant for boards and senior management of nonprofits or, as she prefers to call them, community benefits organizations (CBOs).
Sandy has worked with hundreds of boards and thousands of board members - presenting numerous workshops, conducting seminars and facilitating discussions with individual boards on a variety of subjects. She has written articles on diverse issues in the governance of CBOs.
Prior to her work as a consultant and facilitator, Sandy held a variety of senior management positions with CBOs, foundations, and universities, including BoardSource (Senior Governance Consultant); the United States Rowing Association (CEO); the American Bar Association (Associate Executive Director); George Williams College (Director of Admissions and VP of Development); the Levi Strauss Foundation (Western Regional Manager); The Christian Science Center (Director of Training and Development); and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Dean of Admissions).
Sandy received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland. She also holds a Master's Degree and a Doctorate from Nothern Illinois University.