Dates and location
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Dates and location
Hours
Description
Research suggests that THE #1 contributor to a high performing board is careful selection of board members. Research also shows that decision-making groups that are diverse tend to make better decisions. This session will dispel myths about recruiting board leadership and focus on what criteria boards should seek for board succession. Attendees will receive a tool to assess readiness for diversity in board membership, as well as ideas on how to find new and diverse talent to serve on your board(s).
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Key Takeaways
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Rethink candidate criteria to seek for a strategic board.
- Have a recognition that if the board wishes to diversify its membership, there is preparation work to be done.
- Understand recruitment methods to attract new board members.
Who Will Benefit
All CPAs and finance professionals who work for or advise Not for Profit organizations.
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Speaker(s)
Susan Radwan, MEd, CAE, SMP, GSP is the owner of Leading Edge Mentoring, a governance and leadership consulting firm with an international scope of practice, based in Grand Ledge, Michigan. She is a contractor with Capacity Canada. Radwan consults with boards who want to become more strategic, facilitates Strategic Planning events, and teaches boards and CEOs of non-profit organizations in the ways of governance and association management. Radwan attended the Policy Governance Academy, taught by John and Miriam Carver, in 1999. Since then, a large percentage of her consulting work has focused on boards practicing or desiring to practice Policy Governance. Her consulting practice reaches a wide variety of organizations and boards who want to be more strategic in their approach to governing. She currently coaches two Pan-Canadian Boards of Directors.