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Board Training Series: Models of Governance
This workshop is offered in partnership with the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN).
Wednesday, August 4, 2021, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Fee: $45 for members (email hilaria@dev.wvnpa.org for the discount code)/$65 for nonmembers
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Great boards don’t happen by accident. It takes vision, planning, training, structure, tools, technology, passion, and dedication to create a high-impact board. In this session, the presenter will lead nonprofit board members through an educational training on effective models of nonprofit governance. This workshop is great for current and future board members, along with nonprofit staff who work with boards.
Topics include:
- Define “Governance” what it means to be on a nonprofit board
- Develop a shared understanding of roles and responsibilities of a nonprofit board member
- Learn the characteristics of a high-impact board
- Understand various types of board: working board, managing board, policy board, ratifying board, and a failing board
Event Details
This workshop is one session of a four-part board training series. The other sessions are Legal Duties on July 7, Nonprofit Finance on July 21, and Inclusion and Diversity on August 28 from 3:30 – 5 p.m. central each day. Use the registration button at the top of this page to register only for the Models of Governance workshop. Use the following link to register for the full series for $115 for members and $165 for nonmembers: Register for the full series.
Special discount for this series: This workshop series is great for groups of board members and executive staff to attend together. Register more and save! As a special offer for this series only, buy three series registrations at the regular price and receive a fourth series registration for free. Instructions for group registrations are available on our Event and Registration FAQ page.
Please note that this special discounted rate is only for registrations to the full four-part series and does not apply to registration to individual workshops in the series.
Speaker Information
Jennifer Rajala Sawyer is a business entrepreneur, Partner and Founder of BoardBOS and Rebound Partners. Rebound Partners is an Investment Management and Services company for real estate, hospitality hotels & restaurants, manufacturing and banking. BoardBOS is a board governance consulting and technology company offering board operating tools, educational training and technology systems. Jennifer is dedicated to powering up boards by engaging, educating and empowering board members and executive leadership teams.
Jennifer specializes in three key areas: board governance, strategic planning and leadership development for nonprofit organizations and for-profit businesses. She has been trained as a certified executive business coach, a certified Mastermind facilitator, and an expert in the EOS Traction Strategic Planning system.
Jennifer is currently a Board Member of Merchants Financial Bank in Winona, MN, serving on board Governance and Personnel Committees. She is also a board member and governance chair of Northfield Shares Community Foundation. She is a founding board member of Northfield Area YMCA, Past Board Chair of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, and has served on numerous nonprofit boards including St. Olaf Alumni Board, Junior League of Minneapolis, Northfield Arts Guild, WINGS, 5th Bridge, and Bethel Lutheran Church.