{"id":7726,"date":"2017-02-09T11:15:40","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T17:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gnof.org\/?p=7726"},"modified":"2017-02-20T09:53:52","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T15:53:52","slug":"governance-fundamentals-and-board-roles-and-responsibilities-march-29-2017-bayou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/governance-fundamentals-and-board-roles-and-responsibilities-march-29-2017-bayou\/","title":{"rendered":"Governance Fundamentals and Board Roles and Responsibilities March 29, 2017 &#8211; BAYOU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Greater New Orleans Foundation\u2019s Organizational Effectiveness (OE) Initiative is partnering with the Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations (LANO) and the Bayou Community Foundation to present a Governance Fundamentals and Board Roles and Responsibilities workshop, hosted at Fletcher Community College.<\/p>\n<p>This session is designed for board members, executive directors, and senior staff who are interested in deepening their understanding of nonprofit governance and better aligning the work of the board to heighten board engagement and maximize its impact.<\/p>\n<p>Participants are encouraged to bring their bylaws, governance handbook, and recent board meeting agendas for reference during the series.<\/p>\n<p>In this workshop, we\u2019ll cover the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The purpose of nonprofit governance and the board\u2019s legal obligations of duty, loyalty and obedience.<\/li>\n<li>Using CompassPoint\u2019s <em>Governance and Management Support<\/em> tool, we\u2019ll discuss the specific roles and responsibilities of board members.<\/li>\n<li>How to tailor board engagement based on organizational needs and individual board members\u2019 interests, skills, and capacity.<\/li>\n<li>How to create a powerful leadership partnership among the board, executive director, and other staff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Learning Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand nonprofit governance and the purpose of a nonprofit board<\/li>\n<li>Understand the legal obligations of nonprofit board members.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the distinction between governance and management support; understand the board\u2019s roles and responsibilities in each area.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the interdependent governance relationship between the ED and the board.<\/li>\n<li>Have identified ideas for how to strengthen the partnership between the board and staff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The session will be held on <strong>Wednesday, March 29th\u00a0<\/strong>from\u00a0<strong>9:00am-12noon<\/strong>\u00a0at Fletcher Technical Community College-BPIPT Building, Room 206 located at 224 Weatherford Road in Schriever, LA. The workshop is free, but registration is required. Please <a href=\"https:\/\/oeworkshops.kimbia.com\/bgs132917\" target=\"_blank\">click here to register<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Should you have any questions, please reach out to Rachel Swan at <a href=\"mailto:rachel@gnof.org\">rachel@gnof.org<\/a> or 504.598.4663.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About our Presenter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7728 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Kay-Irby-Headshot-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"Kay Irby Headshot\" width=\"203\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Kay-Irby-Headshot-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Kay-Irby-Headshot-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Kay-Irby-Headshot-800x640.jpg 800w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Kay-Irby-Headshot.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/strong>Kay M. Irby, Director of LANO North, has been the face of LANO, Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations, in Shreveport for the last eleven years, where she has served as Director of the association&#8217;s regional office and chief liaison to nonprofits in need of organizational development and training.\u00a0 This past summer she and her husband moved to Baton Rouge where she is continuing her work for LANO as the Director of Organizational Development.\u00a0 She has been a consultant and coach for nonprofit\u00a0boards\u00a0all over the state of Louisiana.\u00a0 Her training specialties include\u00a0Board\u00a0Governance, Succession Planning, and an array of Nonprofit Basics. The Community Leaders program that she pioneered has trained hundreds of young professionals in nonprofit\u00a0board\u00a0service\u00a0and has placed these young leaders on\u00a0boards\u00a0throughout the state. \u00a0Kay has presented at conferences around the state and most recently for Board Source.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7535\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/lano.png\" alt=\"LANO Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations\" width=\"188\" height=\"64\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6278\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Organizational-Effectiveness-logo-300x65.png\" alt=\"Organizational-Effectiveness-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Organizational-Effectiveness-logo-300x65.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Organizational-Effectiveness-logo-768x167.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Organizational-Effectiveness-logo-966x210.png 966w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Organizational-Effectiveness-logo.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4748\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/334_Bayou_Community_Foundation_Logo_FINAL_color-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"334_Bayou_Community_Foundation_Logo_FINAL_color\" width=\"230\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/334_Bayou_Community_Foundation_Logo_FINAL_color-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/334_Bayou_Community_Foundation_Logo_FINAL_color.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3759\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/GNOFLogo-e1403294961868.png\" alt=\"GNOFLogo\" width=\"200\" height=\"98\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-7826\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Fletcehr-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"Fletcher Technical Community College OE\" width=\"257\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Fletcehr-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Fletcehr-768x380.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Fletcehr-966x478.jpg 966w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Fletcehr.jpg 1182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Greater New Orleans Foundation\u2019s Organizational Effectiveness (OE) Initiative is partnering with the Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations (LANO) and the Bayou Community Foundation to present a Governance Fundamentals and Board Roles and Responsibilities workshop, hosted at Fletcher Community College. 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