Build the Board Your Nonprofit Needs Now!

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*** There are over 1,200 Clark County nonprofit organizations with boards of directors.*** GVCC Member Nonprofit Network Southwest Washington is partnering with Technical Assistance for Community Services (TACS) to offer this workshop. Nonprofit Network SW receive a special price! Participants will learn how to: * Identify the skills and relationships boards needs to develop * Initiate and sustain major changes in board composition * Clarify expectations and accountability of board performance * Improve board structure to increase focus and engagement * Clarify the roles of board members and other governing volunteers compared to those delegated to staff What does an organization need most from its board of directors? Not surprisingly, one answer doesn't fit all nonprofits. Board needs change as nonprofits grow, management skills increase, and funding strategies evolve. Build the Board Your Nonprofit Needs Nowis designed to help executive directors, fund development professionals and board leaders identify the roles that are most important for their board and craft strategies to help fulfill those roles effectively. Workshop leader Marc Smileyis one of the Northwest's most popular nonprofit trainers and consultants. Marc has been an Executive Director, Board member, and Board chair. He's worked with hundreds of boards to mobilize energy and increase productivity. Attendees get strategies to help recruit new members, orient them, and build a new leadership team. Marc Smiley brings dynamic energy and new communication tools to help a board come alive!