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SUMMARY:Strengthen Your Board. Strengthen Your Mission. Part 3: Building the Most Effective Boards
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand\, Nonprofits First returns with Advancement Experts and a board training series to help move your board to the next level!Strengthen Your Board. Strengthen Your Mission.This is the FINAL SESSION 3 of a three-part series. If a nonprofit organization has a board representative at each session\, their organization will receive a certificate of achievement for completing the course.Each session and participant must register separately.This is an IN-PERSON workshop offered FREE of charge thanks to the generous support of the Junior League of Boca Raton.This final session will cover Building the Most Effective BoardsEffective nonprofit boards don't happen\; they are built with intention\, clarity\, and commitment. This three-part board training series gives nonprofit board and staff leaders the knowledge and tools they need to govern with confidence and lead with purpose. Whether you are a seasoned executive director\, a new board chair\, or someone considering your first board seat\, this series will help you show up more prepared\, more engaged\, and more effective in one of the most important volunteer roles in your community.In Building the Most Effective Boards\, the focus turns to the practices that separate good boards from great ones: intentional recruitment\, skills-based composition\, strong onboarding\, engaging meetings\, and ongoing evaluation. Goal: To give examples of best practices for recruiting and managing boardsLearning OutcomesTo learn practical procedures for:- Board management- Board recruitment- Onboarding- Board meeting agendas- Board self-evaluation- Board accountability\nABOUT THE PRESENTER Vicki Pugh is a seasoned nonprofit leader with deep expertise in board governance and organizational development. Throughout her career with institutions such as the New York City Opera\, Carnegie Hall\, YMCA\, and the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties\, she has worked closely with boards to enhance their strategic focus and operational effectiveness. As CEO of Advancement Experts\, Vicki regularly facilitates board meetings\, retreats\, and planning sessions\, helping members strengthen their engagement and build a culture of accountability and purpose. She has held leadership roles on several boards\, including Past President of Executive Women of the Palm Beaches\, Vice President of the Holy Spirit Lutheran Church Council\, and board member of Philanthropy Tank. She also served as President of the AFP Palm Beach County Chapter\, where she was honored as Outstanding Fundraising Professional in 2019.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false"><p>Back by popular demand\, Nonprofits First returns with Advancement Experts and a board training series to help move your board to the next level!</p><p><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Strengthen Your Board. Strengthen Your Mission.</strong></p><p><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">This is the FINAL SESSION 3 of a three-part series. If a nonprofit organization has a board representative at each session\, their organization will receive a certificate of achievement for completing the course.</strong></p><p>Each session and participant must register separately.</p><p>This is an IN-PERSON workshop offered FREE of charge thanks to the generous support of the Junior League of Boca Raton.</p><p><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">This final session will cover <span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Building the Most Effective Boards</span></strong></p><p style='color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\; font-family: "Segoe UI"\, "Segoe UI Web (West European)"\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; text-align: left\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 0px\;'><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">Effective nonprofit boards don&#39\;t happen\; they are built with intention\, clarity\, and commitment. This three-part board training series gives nonprofit board and staff leaders the knowledge and tools they need to govern with confidence and lead with purpose.&nbsp\;</span><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0) !important\;">Whether you are a seasoned executive director\, a new board chair\, or someone considering your first board seat\, this series will help you show up more prepared\, more engaged\, and more effective in one of the most important volunteer roles in your community.</span></p><p style='color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\; font-family: "Segoe UI"\, "Segoe UI Web (West European)"\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; text-align: left\;'><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">In&nbsp\;</span><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 12pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0) !important\; text-transform: none\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Building the Most Effective Boards</strong></span><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: inherit\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">\, the focus turns to the practices that separate good boards from great ones: intentional recruitment\, skills-based composition\, strong onboarding\, engaging meetings\, and ongoing evaluation.&nbsp\;</span></p><p style='color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\; font-family: "Segoe UI"\, "Segoe UI Web (West European)"\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; text-align: left\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 0px\;'><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0) !important\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Goal</strong><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">:&nbsp\;</strong>To give examples of best practices for recruiting and managing boards</span></p><p style='color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\; font-family: "Segoe UI"\, "Segoe UI Web (West European)"\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; text-align: left\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 0px\;'><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0) !important\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Learning Outcomes</strong></span></p><p style='color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\; font-family: "Segoe UI"\, "Segoe UI Web (West European)"\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; text-align: left\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 0px\;'><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0) !important\;">To learn practical procedures for:</span></p><p style='color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\; font-family: "Segoe UI"\, "Segoe UI Web (West European)"\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; text-align: left\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 0px\;'><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0) !important\;">- Board management</span></p><p style='color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\; font-family: "Segoe UI"\, "Segoe UI Web (West European)"\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; text-align: left\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 0px\;'><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0) !important\;">- Board recruitment</span></p><p style='color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\; font-family: "Segoe UI"\, "Segoe UI Web (West European)"\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; text-align: left\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 0px\;'><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0) !important\;">- Onboarding</span></p><p style='color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\; font-family: "Segoe UI"\, "Segoe UI Web (West European)"\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; text-align: left\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 0px\;'><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0) !important\;">- Board meeting agendas</span></p><p style='color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\; font-family: "Segoe UI"\, "Segoe UI Web (West European)"\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; text-align: left\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 0px\;'><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0) !important\;">- Board self-evaluation</span></p><p style='color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\; font-family: "Segoe UI"\, "Segoe UI Web (West European)"\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; text-align: left\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 0px\;'><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0) !important\;">- Board accountability</span></p><p style='color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\; font-family: "Segoe UI"\, "Segoe UI Web (West European)"\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; text-align: left\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 0px\;'><br /></p><p><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">ABOUT THE PRESENTER&nbsp\;</strong></p><p><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Vicki Pugh&nbsp\;</strong>is a seasoned nonprofit leader with deep expertise in board governance and organizational development. Throughout her career with institutions such as the New York City Opera\, Carnegie Hall\, YMCA\, and the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties\, she has worked closely with boards to enhance their strategic focus and operational effectiveness.&nbsp\;</p><p>As CEO of Advancement Experts\, Vicki regularly facilitates board meetings\, retreats\, and planning sessions\, helping members strengthen their engagement and build a culture of accountability and purpose. She has held leadership roles on several boards\, including Past President of Executive Women of the Palm Beaches\, Vice President of the Holy Spirit Lutheran Church Council\, and board member of Philanthropy Tank. She also served as President of the AFP Palm Beach County Chapter\, where she was honored as Outstanding Fundraising Professional in 2019.</p></body></html>
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