Originally written by Paul Thares, former SDSU Extension Community Vitality Field Specialist.
SDSU Extension can provide what is called situational leadership program design. The Community Vitality Team will analyze the situation that the board is in and determine what training might be appropriate. The program can be tailored to meet your specific board development needs. The Board Development Program can be delivered in blocks of 4 hours of training. The content varies depending on the analysis of the individual board.
Target Audience
The target audience of this program would include any of the following:
- County Commissions
- City Councils
- Economic Development Groups
- Nonprofit Boards
Curriculum & Teaching Plan
What are the key components of the curriculum/teaching plan?
- The role of board members and understanding your influence
- Holding more effective meetings to increase the impact of the board
- Preparation of board members for each meeting
- Examining and revising committee structure
- Fund raising
- Grant writing
- Conflict Resolution
- Strategic Planning
- Thanking your volunteers
- Evaluating the executive director
- Building a Sense of Community
- Key Rules of Parliamentary Procedures
- Organizational Responsibilities – Board or Executive Director
- Conducting a Board Assessment a Pathway to Principles of Good Governance and Accountability
Value
- The private value is that commissions, councils and boards that participate in the board development training will become better board members, leaders and help to make their entity stronger.
- The public value resulting from this program is that the commissions, councils and boards that participate will help there community’s and organization become more sustainable.
Educational Goals
- Participants gain knowledge on how to become a better board member for their organization.
- Participants began to incorporate this newly learned knowledge during their board meetings.
- Participants have fully embedded this board training during each board meeting and passed this knowledge on to new board members.
- Participants integrate what they have learned in this program and apply it in their lives.
Interested in this program?
Request this program from an SDSU Extension Community Vitality Field Specialist near you.
Resources:
- Ongoing Board Education, Creating the Future
- Welcoming and Training New Members to a Board of Directors, Community Tool Box
- Building an Effective Board of Directors, Frank Martinelli, The Center for Public Skills Training
