Nonprofit Governance Series: Assessment! Strategies for Board and Executive Assessment and Why they Matter
Date: Mar 28, 2012Time: 01:30 PM to 04:30 PM
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| Fee: $45 for MCN members / $65 for nonmembers | Register Now! |
We know we should do it, we may even have an idea how to do it, so why don’t we? One common concern by many nonprofit executives is the way their assessment is conducted (if it is done at all!) and finding tools that adequately assess all that they do. Additionally, conducting board self- assessments are not only a useful tool for learning and development but they are a common way to demonstrate internal accountability. This workshop will explore different techniques, tools and processes for assessing the board and the executive that are grounded in research and common practice.
This workshop is part of the 2012 Nonprofit Governance Series, a four-part series for nonprofit board and staff.
About the Series
Working with nonprofit boards can be challenging yet rewarding…challenging when decision-making is difficult and board engagement low; rewarding when everything’s clicking and board members play an integral role in governing the organization. Attend one or more workshops in this series to explore the ins and outs of board governance, and discover ideas and tactics that can help you to move your board’s governance capabilities to the next level. All workshops are equally suitable for board and staff members.
This four-part series includes the following workshops:
- Onboarding- Orienting and Integrate New Board Members for Success, Wednesday, January 18
- Working with Challenging Board Members, Wednesday, February 15
- Board Leadership Development - How to Enhance and Plan for Leadership Succession, Wednesday, March 7
- Assessment! Strategies for Board and Executive Assessment and Why they Matter, Wednesday, March 28
You can register for this single session in the series by clicking on the above Register Now button, or you register for the entire series of four workshops and save $20! The series is $160 for all four workshops for MCN members/$240 for all four workshops for nonmembers. Register for the series now!
Space is limited to 50 people per workshop.
About the Presenter
Julia Classen is president and co-founder of Aurora Consulting, a company specializing in providing consulting, planning and facilitation services to nonprofit organizations. She has been a leader on nonprofit boards of directors for more than 30 years. Julia served as the chair of the board of directors of the MN Charities Review Council. She currently serves as vice chair of the board of directors of the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota and an officer of the board of the New World Foundation located in New York City. In 2011 she served as MCN's senior fellow for the Performance Management Leadership Institute.
Julia has worked as a consultant in a variety of arenas, including board development, leadership development, research and assessment, facilitation, public policy formation and strategic management and planning. In addition to her consulting, Julia is an adjunct faculty member at the University of MN, Hubert H. Humphrey School for Public Affairs, teaching management and governance of nonprofits as a core course of the undergraduate major/minor in nonprofit management. She has taught at Hamline University’s School of Business teaching courses in organizational theory and behavior and governance and strategic planning for nonprofits.
Julia authored Here We Go Again: The Cyclical Behavior of Nonprofit Boards in the Spring, 2011 issue of the Nonprofit Quarterly. She has also co-authored Multi-Generational Governance: Is There Such a Thing with Dr. Melissa Stone. Julia received her B.A. from Ripon College in political science and speech-communications and her master’s degree from the University of Minnesota’s Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, with a focus on leadership and nonprofit management.
