Board Essentials: Effective Board Meeting Planning and Management

This workshop is designed to enhance your skills in planning, facilitating, and following up on board meetings to maximize engagement and productivity. Effective board meetings begin long before the “Call to Order.” Led by an expert in board management, this session will provide practical techniques to ensure your meetings are efficient, impactful, and well-organized.

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Plan Effective Board Meetings:

• Learn how to develop a comprehensive agenda that addresses key topics and aligns with organizational goals.
• Build an annual board calednar and "task list" to ensure transitions between leadership are as seamless as possible.
• Explore best practices for preparing and distributing meeting materials to ensure all participants are well-informed.

Facilitate Productive Meetings:

• Understand the purpose, form, and flow of Board meetings.
• Discover strategies for leading meetings that encourage active participation, manage conflicts, and keep discussions focused.
• Learn techniques for maintaining time management and ensuring that all agenda items are covered effectively.

Follow Up for Success:

• Understand how to effectively document meeting outcomes, action items, and decisions.
• Learn methods for following up with board members to ensure accountability and progress on action items.

Maximize Meeting Effectieness and Productivity:

• Learn the roles and responsibilites for Board President, Orginization Executive, and Directors during Board meetings and beyond.
• Develop skills to evaluate and improve meeting processes for continuous enhancement of board effectiveness.
• Understand the importance of ongoing board education, training, and development.

Use coupon code "EXTRACREDIT" to receive $5 off each workshop when you register for more than one.