Board Leadership Series- The Series w/Wendy Biro-Pollard, BoardSource Certified Governance ConsultantRecruiting Board Members and Keeping Them Engaged - 6/9/21, 12-1:30p Nothing is more important to the health and sustainability of your organization than finding highly qualified and enthusiastic people to serve on your board and committees. But many organizations struggle to identify the right leaders. The job of board building is about more than just filling slots. It’s about finding leaders who have skill sets and perspectives that align with your organization’s strategies, goals and needs—not just now, but into the future. This session will show you the steps to building an effective board. Understanding these steps can help you avoid the common ups and downs of building and maintaining a diverse, inclusive and enthusiastic board. What we will cover: • Determining the board building process • Creating a recruitment plan that will help ensure you have members with the right blend of skills, expertise, and community connections. • Exploring the benefits of a governance committee that will support and strengthen overall board performance and recruitment. • Cultivating candidates—help them find you. • Identifying board and committee recruitment tools and resources. Show Me the Money: Creating a Fundraising Culture - […]

Experiential Self-Care for Nonprofit Practitioners with Lacy AlanaIf you're struggling to balance your own needs, and the needs of others in the midst of increasing demands of your work - you're not alone. Though you know that self-care is important, it may feel like your favorite self-care "go-tos" aren't meeting your needs right now, or that you're just not able to do the self-care you know might be helpful. This experiential workshop series provides an interactive and engaging opportunity to explore and understand self-care in new ways. During this series, you'll have an opportunity to engage in a supportive learning space that teaches new skills and frameworks while also giving you a committed hour of self-care, connection, growth, and learning. You'll learn new tools, theory, techniques, psychological frameworks, and brain science that will help you to re-understand and re-invent your own self-care practice. Each week, we'll focus on a new topic designed to support and improve your wellness and well-being. Topics: WEEK 1 Alternative Mindfulness: While often great, traditional mindfulness and meditation don't work for everyone - and have the opposite effect for some. In this workshop, we'll explore alternative pathways to mindfulness and ways to engage in active meditation […]