Board Bootcamp

How To Be An Effective Board Member

Whether you work in the corporate, public or nonprofit sphere, joining a nonprofit board of directors can be a great boost to your career. Serving on a board is a wonderful way to build your leadership skills, grow your network, learn how nonprofits operate and make a difference in our community. And learning how to serve effectively as a board member, can make a huge difference to the impact of your nonprofit’s mission.

Join this panel discussion of current board leaders to learn:

• How you can strengthen the local social impact sector and build community on a board of directors
• Characteristics of a high impact board and essentials of board governance
• What skills and expertise are needed most of nonprofit board members
• Basic roles and responsibilities of board members
• The board's role in fundraising and community engagement
• What is expected of board members in terms of time and financial commitment 
• Ways to increase the effectiveness of your board service

Panelists include: 

• Laura Bleill, Trustee at Community Foundation of East Central Illinois
• Misha Shah, Vice Chair at Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation
• Ricardo Diaz, Advisory Board Chair at New American Welcome Center

This free workshop is ideal for new and aspiring board members, and civic-minded community members at large. Participants will leave the workshop with a better understanding of how to engage as a board member in a way that adds value to the mission of the organization they are serving.

Presented in partnership with the Community Foundation of East Central Illinois.

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