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Governance Bites – The Role of the Chair & Getting People to Participate
NMIT Room S106, NMIT, 322 Hardy Street, Nelson, New ZealandParticipation is the purpose. Otherwise you may as well send an email. But how do you actually engage people? You’ll find out handy tips to generate ideas, get things done while you have fun, and make practical use of consensus decision-making (while avoiding ‘group think’). The session will be led by Garth Nowland-Foreman, an experienced…
Governance Bites – The Secret of Better Board Meetings
NMIT Room S106, NMIT, 322 Hardy Street, Nelson, New ZealandWasting hours, while taking minutes? How do you set yourself up for better board meetings? Two-thirds of a meeting's success is determined before it starts. Preparation is crucial. As is being aware and actively using the particular processes that make good group decision-making. The session will be led by Garth Nowland-Foreman, an experienced trainer and facilitator, and…
Governance Bites – Setting Strategy: The Board’s Role
NMIT Room S106, NMIT, 322 Hardy Street, Nelson, New ZealandStrategic direction setting is the role of the board, but how do you make it the board’s strategy, and not just them signing off what staff or others have come up with? Where does strategy come from, and what’s it got to do with our Vision, Mission and Theory of Change? The session will be…
Governance Bites – Valuing and Evaluating the Board
NMIT Room S106, NMIT, 322 Hardy Street, Nelson, New ZealandHow do you set up a culture of self awareness and continuous improvement on the board? What are some realistic and affordable tips for putting this into practice? How do you decide what questions to ask? How do you put to use what you find out? The session will be led by Garth Nowland-Foreman, an…
Governance Bites – Moving On: Non-profit Board Succession Planning, Founder Syndrome & Exiting Board Members
NMIT Room S106, NMIT, 322 Hardy Street, Nelson, New ZealandYeah, this is the tough stuff. After all these board members are ‘just volunteers’. How do you tackle these difficult questions in a practical way, that might still allow you to act with some grace - especially in small to medium-sized non-profits without specialist staff support to call on? The session will be led by…
Governance Bites: Getting the right people on board and helping them disembark when it’s time
NMIT Room S106, NMIT, 322 Hardy Street, Nelson, New ZealandThis first session for 2019 will be all about Recruiting and Exiting Board Members – and will deal with topics such as, where do you find good board members? how do you convince them to serve on your board? how do you get the most out of them? what’s the best term limit? how do…
Governance Bites – Purpose of the Board
NMIT Room S106, NMIT, 322 Hardy Street, Nelson, New ZealandOver the past six months, the Strengthening Community Governance Project, which is steered by Rata Foundation, Nelson City Council, Tasman District Council, Volunteer Nelson, Te Putahitanga and Community representatives has been working with the governance community to develop an action plan. We are excited to announce the first project from the action plan - Governance…