Cultivating Six Essential Competencies of High Performing Boards
Research on nonprofit boards by Jackson and Holland led them to define six dimensions of board competency that describe essential elements of effective governance. High performing boards exhibit behaviors that are: contextual, educational, interpersonal, analytical, political, and strategic. In this session we’ll learn about each of these behaviors and concrete activities your board might adopt to improve its performance.
Carri Munn, Decisions Decisions
Carri has played key roles in growing businesses and nonprofit organizations, focusing on strategic planning, systems development, governance, community outreach, marketing, and project management. She’s always ready to ask, “what’s going on?,” listen attentively to what follows, and then let her creativity loose for some collaborative problem solving.
Prior to joining Decisions Decisions in 2004, she spent three years providing support to Portland’s community development corporations and nearly a decade as acquisitions manager and marketing director for property management companies.
Carri received her masters degree in Nonprofit Management and Public Administration from Portland State University.
March 13, noon to 1:30
Registration $10 members $15 regular Bring your own lunch or purchase one in advance for $10
Location: TBA
Boards Great Practices Series in partnership with United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
Leadership Transitions
Leadership transitions occur for any number of reasons, planned and unplanned. This time can be a powerful opportunity to strengthen the organization if a thoughtful plan is in place. Executive transitions are transformational. Poorly managed, they often bring on a crisis, leading to decreased effectiveness and sometimes organizational failure. This session will prepare executive directors and board members to lead their organizations through a process of planning for leadership transitions.
Jim Morris, Solid Ground Consulting Group
Jim’s career spans 30 years in the human resources and organizational development field. He spent his early career focusing on the human resources issues involved in mergers with several private sector companies before opening his own consulting practice in 1991. Jim built a highly successful regional human resources consulting firm, MBL Group which he led for over 18 years. At MBL Group, he led the Stewardship Services Practice focused on consulting to nonprofit organizations. In 2010 Jim joined the Solid Ground Consulting Group to manage the Sustainable Leadership Practice focusing on Leadership Development, Succession Planning and Executive Transitions in the Conservation sector nationwide.
April 25, 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.
Registration $10 members $15 regular (coffee & tea)
Location TBD
Boards Great Practices Series in partnership with United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
Board Programs & Resources
If you are on a strong board always on the lookout to keep your edge or a board fully feeling challenging times ~ here are some resources for you.
Board Coffees for people on their first or second) board. When theory meets the reality, talking with others over coffee is a fun and mind-awakening thing to do.
Beyond Orientation: Mentoring & Coaching for New Board Members Extend expertise among organizations in a way that is personally supportive and cost effective.
It not only helps those who are getting mentored, but has the potential to strengthen a broader set of groups who can begin creating leadership networks and other lasting collaborations.
