{"id":7784,"date":"2017-02-09T12:36:18","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T18:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gnof.org\/?p=7784"},"modified":"2017-08-28T10:57:55","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T15:57:55","slug":"governance-fundamentals-and-board-roles-and-responsibilities-september-27-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/governance-fundamentals-and-board-roles-and-responsibilities-september-27-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Governance Fundamentals and Board Roles and Responsibilities &#8211; September 27, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Greater New Orleans Foundation\u2019s Organizational Effectiveness (OE) Initiative is partnering with the Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations (LANO) to present a Governance Fundamentals and Board Roles and Responsibilities workshop.<\/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\u00a0<em>Governance and Management Support<\/em>\u00a0tool, 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\u00a0<strong>Wednesday, September 27th\u00a0<\/strong>from\u00a0<strong>9:00am-12noon<\/strong>\u00a0at the Center for Philanthropy (919 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans. LA 70130). The workshop is free, but registration is required. Please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oeworkshops.kimbia.com\/bgs192717\" target=\"_blank\">click here to register<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Should you have any questions, please reach out to Rachel Swan at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:rachel@gnof.org\">rachel@gnof.org<\/a>\u00a0or 504.598.4663.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About our Presenter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium 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=\"300\" height=\"240\" 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: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s regional office and chief liaison to nonprofits in need of organizational development and training. 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. She has been a consultant and coach for nonprofit boards all over the state of Louisiana. Her training specialties include Board Governance, Succession Planning, and an array of Nonprofit Basics. The Community Leaders program that she pioneered has trained hundreds of young professionals in nonprofit board service and has placed these young leaders on boards throughout the state. Kay has presented at conferences around the state and most recently for Board Source.<\/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) to present a Governance Fundamentals and Board Roles and Responsibilities workshop. 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