DATE: December 6, 2012 (Thursday)

TIME: 12:50 p.m. - 2.30 p.m.          

COST: Members: $25.00 Non-Members: $35.00 (+ HST)

Note: You must attend this session at the location listed above. If you wish to login from your office/home, please register through www.afpnet.org (US$ 159/member price; US $295/non-member price)

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Presenter

Tom Nisbett is president of The Nisbett Group, an organizational consulting firm which provides services in philanthropy, board training, assessment and strategic planning.

Tom has worked with nonprofit organizations in education, healthcare, social services, ministry and missions. Tom has 25 years’ experience in higher education and in the volunteer sector.

He has served as a university vice-president, business school dean and professor of economics. He has a Ph.D. in economics from Texas Tech University and is a certified fund raising executive (CFRE).

Program Summary

"Building A Winning Team" describes the process of developing a great nonprofit board. Sub-titled "Recruiting, Retiring and Refining Your Nonprofit Board", this session includes practical steps in the identification, recruitment and commitment of excellent board members. The session also covers the retirement of inactive or ineffective board members as well as the development and motivation of board members.

In this session:

• Developing Written Expectations
• The Five Rs of Better Boards
• The Right Way to Recruit or Retire Board Members
• Embedding Responsibility and Accountability

Target Audience