The Complete Board Handbook: Compiling Your Boards Policy Manual

Cathy Allen Cathy Allen

Nonprofit board consultant Cathy Allen will help you document the intentions and values of your board with policies. You will learn how to avoid bureaucracy and retain spontaneity when documenting expectations.

What You'll Learn

  • What are the board’s expectations for governance?
  • What policies should boards have in place?
  • Where can you find high-quality policy templates?
  • What policy-making process steps promote unity?
  • How can you overcome resistance?
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Training Overview

Do your board policies work? Inspire action and alignment.

Policies define the guiding principles and intentions of your nonprofit’s governing board. They facilitate forward motion by providing authority for action and keeping everyone on the same page.

You must promote high-level thinking and alignment to maximize the value of the policy-making process. A healthy set of policies can help your board avoid endlessly retreading the same ground, prevent individuals from acting unilaterally in the group’s name, and safeguard against legal or ethical lapses.

  • What are the board’s expectations for governance?
  • What policies should boards have in place?
  • Where can you find high-quality policy templates?
  • What policy-making process steps promote unity?
  • How can you overcome resistance?
Recommended Audience
Who Should Attend?
  • Chief executives
  • Executive directors
  • Board members
  • Other individuals who work with nonprofit boards of directors
What's included
Training includes
  • Certificate of Attendance
  • All resources and training materials
Cathy Allen
About

Expert Presenter

Cathy Allen
  • Help volunteers who serve nonprofit organizations as board members understand their unique role, embrace their responsibilities, and organize their work for maximum effectiveness and minimum headache
  • Launched The Board Doctor, LLC in 2016
  • Previously owned Creative Option C, LLC, a nonprofit organizational development firm for almost 15 years
  • Had a long career in state and local government, environmental advocacy, and candidate and issue campaigns
  • Certificate in Nonprofit Board Consulting from BoardSource
  • Certificate in Nonprofit Financial Management from the Nonprofit Leadership Center of Tampa Bay
  • Certificate in Nonprofit Management from the Center for Nonprofit Resources (Toledo)
  • Graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in history and political science
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