Effective Board Governance

NFP Board Training Series

We are delighted to offer a specialized training certificate series with Dr. Trevor Hunter to help you improve your skills as a not-for-profit board member.

PART 1: EFFECTIVE BOARD GOVERNANCE – Sept. 3 and 10

PART 2: EFFICIENT BOARD OPERATIONS – Oct. 1 and 8

PART 3: FINANCE TRAINING FOR BOARD MEMBERS – Nov. 5 and 12

PART 4: STRATEGIC PLANNING AND THE NFP BOARD – Dec. 3 and 10

We are offering one training module, consisting of two sessions per month, from September-December 2024 insha Allah.

A SVC NFP Board Training Certificate will be issued to participants upon completion of all four modules.

On Sept. 3 and Sept. 10, we’re hosting Part 1 of the series with Effective Board Governance. 

The $55 fee covers both sessions in September.

At the completion of the two sessions in Part 1, you will have gained the following:

• • A better understanding of the role of a Board and how it relates to mission and strategy
  • A better understanding of how to be a good Board member
  • Insight into how Boards should be structured to help an organization achieve its goals

The training is designed as a learning discussion and opportunities to ask questions within both sessions will be included.

We’re also excited to announce a special feature! Attendees will be given a case study to read and consider prior our second session — What’s going on with the Board and what would you do about it? The session on Sept. 10 will allow you to put the learning from Sept. 3 into practice.

What are some of the issues for your not-for-profit Board? Bring your questions! Dr. Trevor Hunter will share his knowledge, insight, and experiences.

Dr. Trevor Hunter is a recognized non-profit governance expert, having nearly 25 years of experience as a governance educator, researcher, consultant, and practitioner. Trevor introduced the first ever course on governance under the UWO system at Ivey in 1999 and then the second one (which continues to this day) at King’s. He has taught the “Effective NFP Boards” course in the Not-For-Profit Management Certificate Program in Western’s department of Continuing Studies for over a decade. He has published and presented papers on governance in and at leading academic journals and conferences. Dr. Hunter has provided governance consulting to many regional non-profit organizations such as Western’s University Students’ Council, the London Children’s Museum, Merrymount Family Support and Crisis Centre, Anova, Reforest London, and Community Living London among others. Trevor has served on numerous boards such as the King’s University College Foundation, Youth Opportunities Unlimited, the London Small Business Centre (former board chair), the Middlesex London Board of Health (former chair of the governance committee) and the regional chapter of the Institute of Corporate Directors. In 2015, Trevor was one of three co- founders, and then vice-chair of the board, of Airshow London, a non-profit organization designed to celebrate aviation excellence and raise money for local charities. Currently, Dr. Hunter serves as vice-chair and chair of the governance committee for Museum London where he oversees by-law and policy compliance and development.

Sign up today and start building an effective Board!