
The Nonprofit Services Consortium has partnered with the Nonprofit Presidents Council to develop and offer a quarterly meeting in support of board leaders and board governance.
The Presidents Council was formed in 2005 in an effort to offer a common space where nonprofit board leaders can meet their peers, discuss best practices and help deal with shared problems. Today, in partnership with NSC, quarterly meetings will continue to emphasize networking with colleagues in combination with building knowledge on various topics presented by nonprofit thought leaders.
We hope you take advantage of this opportunity to interact with your peers and share strategies on effective nonprofit governance functions.
All meetings will be held at the Engineers Club, 4359 Lindell from 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM. Meetings are open to all board presidents, past or newly elected. The final meeting of the year will be open to both board presidents and executive directors.
Cost is $20 per person per meeting; includes continental breakfast. Deadline to register is one week prior to each meeting date.
For more information, please contact Kristy Guttmann at kristy@nonprofitservices.org or by calling the NSC office at 314.436.9580.
2008 Board President Council Series Schedule
Financial Leadership for Nonprofit Boards
May 15, 2008 • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM • Register Now!
Speaker: Steve Zimmerman, CPA, MBA, principal, Spectrum Nonprofit Services
How do your programs interact to create a sustainable organization? What information do nonprofit boards need to know to financially govern the organization? Based on the model developed by Jeanne Bell, president of nationally known CompassPoint, and Elizabeth Schaffer, CFO of the Women's Funding Network, this workshop will introduce participants to:
- Financial Leadership Model and moving beyond Mission vs. Money thinking;
- Staffing your organization to get information you trust;
- Understanding how your programs work together to accomplish the mission of your organization while being financially viable; and,
- Dashboard reporting.
More on Steve Zimmerman:
Steven D. Zimmerman, CPA, MBA is the principal of Spectrum Nonprofit Services. Prior to starting Spectrum, Steve was a Projects Director with CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, the nation’s leading consulting, training and research organization for community-based nonprofits. Steve led development of CompassPoint’s Business Planning framework, trained extensively in finance and fundraising and consulted on management issues to organizations ranging from $250,000 to over $20 million in revenue.
Steve is also co-author of the California Nonprofit Integrity Act Toolkit, a practical resource for organizations trying to understand the new regulatory environment. Steve’s broad nonprofit experience includes serving as a Chief Financial Officer, Development Director and Associate Director at community-based nonprofits where he performed turnarounds resulting in increased financial sustainability and programmatic reach. In addition to his nonprofit experience, Steve has worked as an on-camera business reporter for television stations in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. He is a Certified Public Accountant and earned a BA from Claremont McKenna College and an MBA from Yale University.
Evaluation - The Key to Program Sustainability
August 14, 2008 • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM • Register Now!
Speaker: Leslie Scheuler, PhD, president, LS Associates (LSA)
This session will explore the importance of evaluation as a vital part of program management and organizational accountability. Among the topics covered will be:
More on Leslie Scheuler:
Dr. Scheuler is the president and founder of LS Associates (LSA). With degrees in social work, social science research and music, Scheuler has worked as a teacher, grant writer, social worker, musician, and consultant. Prior to establishing LSA, Scheuler was a senior associate at Philliber Research where she directed the St. Louis office for 14 years. Leslie has completed projects for the U.S. Department of State, America SCORES, the Museum of Contemporary Art-Chicago, the American Camp Association, the P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center/MoMA, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the New World Symphony, North Carolina Dance Theatre, the Missouri History Museum, among many others.
Fundraising for Small- to Mid-Size Nonprofits
November 11, 2008 • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM • Register Now!
Meeting open to both Board Presidents and Executive Directors
Speaker: Kim Klein, principal, Klein & Roth Consulting
Ms. Klein will lead the group of board presidents and executive directors in a discussion of topics to help understand their role as donor and fundraiser for their organizations.
More on Kim Klein:
Kim Klein is internationally known as a fundraising trainer and consultant. She is the Chardon Press Series Editor at Jossey-Bass Publishers, which publishes and distributes materials that help to build a stronger nonprofit sector, and the founder of the bimonthly Grassroots Fundraising Journal. She is also the author of Fundraising for Social Change (now in its fifth edition, 2006), Fundraising for the Long Haul (2000), which explores the particular challenges of older grassroots organizations, and Ask and You Shall Receive: A Fundraising Training Program for Religious Organizations or Projects, Raise More Money (2001) which she edited with her partner, Stephanie Roth, and Fundraising in Times of Crisis (2004). Widely in demand as a speaker, Kim Klein has provided training and consultation in all 50 states and in 21 countries.
|