Quarterly Board Training: Working Well Together: Engaging Meetings & Effective Committees

Description

About the Series

Each session runs 4:00–5:00pm and follows the same rhythm: the first 10 minutes connecting as a board community, 30 minutes of focused content on that quarter's topic, and 20 minutes of open discussion — a chance to bring any board question, big or small, to the table. We meet quarterly. You must register for each session.

About the Session

Board meetings shouldn't feel like a chore, and committees shouldn't feel like busywork. This session covers practical strategies for running meetings people actually want to attend, and structuring committees so work gets done between meetings instead of piling up on the same few people. We'll share tools you can put to use at your very next board meeting. 

About the Presenter

Nancy Bacon has trained thousands of board members over the past decade. She is a teacher, instructional designer, and learning strategist with 25+ years in the nonprofit sector. She leads Nancy Bacon Consulting, designing learning experiences that help nonprofit leaders make sense of complexity and take action during change. She co-founded the Nonprofit Learning Center and co-hosts the Nonprofit Radio Show.

This training was developed through the Washington State Department of Agriculture's Statewide Technical Assistance and Training Program and is offered to strengthen leadership and organizational capacity across Washington's emergency food network.