Event description

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED.  SEE YOU NEXT YEAR! 

Board Leadership Calgary 2014: Board Governance Basics for Board Members is a day-long program of engaging and informative workshops focused on board members of voluntary and not-for-profit organizations. Our conference provides you with a variety of sessions and networking opportunities addressing not-for-profit board fundamentals and new trends, including:

• Board Roles and Responsibilities
• Great Meetings and AGMs
• Decision Making and Diversity
• Current Trends and Challenges…and much more!

Whether you’re a new board member, have a few years of experience, or are just thinking of joining a board, you will find loads of helpful information and make some great contacts at this event.

Click on the workshops and speakers below to find out more…and for a printable schedule Click Here 

An initiative of: Board Development Program of Alberta Culture, Calgary Arts Development (CADA), Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (CCVO), Community Development Unit of Alberta Culture, CommunityWise Resource Centre, Ethno-Cultural Council of Calgary, Federation of Calgary Communities, First Calgary Financial, Good Life Community Bicycle Shop, Institute for Nonprofit Studies of Mount Royal University, Propell:us, Simple Cloud Works, Telus, The Calgary Foundation, Volunteer Alberta, and Youth Central.

Register

THIS EVENT IS NOW OVER. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

Tickets are $75 per person, with a limited number of bursaries available, max 1 per organization. UPDATE: Due to high demand, we are now out of bursaries.

Schedule

April 5, 2014
8:00 am
Registration
8:30 am
Conference Opening
9:15 am
Board Governance Basics
Role of the Board Chair
How to Read Financial Statements
Preparing for your AGM
Generative Governance
11:00 am
Board Recruitment, Orientation, Training, and Evaluation
Bylaws, Policies, and Procedures: What’s the Difference?
Strength in Diversity
Role of the Board Secretary
Consensus Decision Making
12:30 pm
Lunch and Panel Discussion: “Challenges and Trends in the Non-Profit Sector”
1:45 pm
Protect Your Assets: Risk Management for Boards
Boards with Staff: Roles and Relationships
Role of the Board Treasurer
Making Meetings Meaningful
Engaging Youth in Decision Making

Speakers

Lisa Litz

  • Board Development Program of Alberta Culture
  • Volunteer Instructor

Benjamin Wagler

  • Board Development Program of Alberta Culture
  • Volunteer Instructor

Julie Friesen

  • Community Development Unit - Medicine Hat
  • Community Development Officer

Kim Rowe

  • Alberta Culture, Multiculturalism & Status of Women
  • Community Development Officer

Stuart Clark

  • Community Development Unit, Alberta Culture and Tourism
  • Community Development Officer

Jennifer Stark

  • Community Development Unit - Cochrane
  • Community Development Officer

Karen Blewett

  • Community Development Unit - Medicine Hat
  • Community Development Officer

Duna Bayley

  • Recently retired from Community Development Unit
  • Boards & Community Development

James Stauch

  • Institute for Nonprofit Studies - Mount Royal University
  • Director

Mike Grogan

  • Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (CCVO)
  • VP of Programs and Operations

Leslie Evans

  • Federation of Calgary Communities
  • Executive Director

Zoe Fleming

  • Volunteer Alberta
  • Facilitator, CVA (Certified in Volunteer Administration)