{ "name": "Culture & Dynamics: The Secret to Boardroom Success", "description": "\/*A partnership program with Saint Anselm College Center for Ethics in \nSociety*\/\n\nGood governance has not just become increasingly complex in our unpredictable \nand rapidly changing environment, it has also become paramount to an \norganization\u2019s ability to make an impact. The most effective nonprofit \nboards move far beyond being good fiduciaries and cultivate a culture where \nlong held assumptions are challenged, tough questions are asked, and ethical \ngrey areas are explored. Board roles, structure, composition, and practices \nare important, but all are eclipsed by culture and dynamics.\u00a0\n\nNonprofit leaders have an obligation to ask questions that lead to more \nmeaningful discourse and to the anticipation of both the challenges and \nopportunities that lie ahead.\u00a0\n\n * Does your board\u2019s culture invite robust discussion on important\n matters?\u00a0\n * Is it willing to ask the hard questions?\u00a0\n * Does it wrestle with the toughest issues facing your organization?\u00a0\n * Who defines ethics and holds board members accountable?\n * How would you know if your board was truly inclusive? \u00a0\n\nUsing actual case studies and concrete tools and practices, we will learn \nfrom other boards\u2019 experiences (both good and bad!) and apply those lessons \nto our own boards. Join us for a highly interactive session where we will \ncollectively:\u00a0\n\n * Explore key elements of a healthy board room culture\u00a0\n * Deepen our understanding of how culture can help boards leverage the best\n thinking of board members both individually and collectively\n * Learn some concrete techniques and tools to help your board become more\n intentional about culture and dynamics.\n\n.... About the Presenter\n\nSusan Meier, Principal at Susan Meier and Associates, brings over 30 years of \ngovernance and nonprofit experience to her work. From 2004 to 2011, Susan \nserved as the vice president of consulting and training for BoardSource, the \nnation's premier governance resource for nonprofit organizations. She works \ncollaboratively with nonprofit executives and board leadership to identify \ngovernance challenges and opportunities and to implement proven strategies to \naddress a broad array of governance issues and needs and the work of high \nperforming boards.\n\nMuch of Susan\u2019s work has focused on increasing board engagement, enhancing \nthe strategic work of the board, board\/staff relations, and leadership \ntransitions. Specifically, she engages boards in a deeper understanding of \nroles and responsibilities, strategic and generative thinking, concrete ways \nto maximize board meetings, and addressing culture and dynamics in the \nboardroom. Her tenure at BoardSource and her 13 years as a senior executive \nat Prevent Child Abuse America have given her concrete experience in \nunderstanding the complex and unique challenges of foundations, associations, \nand federated organizations and structures. Susan also has extensive \nexperience in facilitating sensitive and important conversations and in \nhelping boards build on their strengths to become higher performing boards.\n\n\/Funding for the Center for Ethics' \"Ethics in Governance Forum\"\u00a0comes from \na $2 million endowment created by the N.H. Secretary of State's Office and \nthe Center for Public Responsibility and Corporate Citizenship awarded to \nSaint Anselm College in 2013. The endowment was created from a settlement \nreached between the New Hampshire Securities Bureau and Tyco International, \nLTD in 2002 and is administered by the University of New Hampshire \nFoundation.\/\u00a0\n\n.... Registration\n\n*Fees:\u00a0*Member - $40; Not yet member - $80\n\nLog into the NH Center for Nonprofits to register\u00a0\u2192 [1]\n\nRegister and pay by check\u00a0\u2192 [2]\n\n\n[1] https:\/\/www.nhnonprofits.org\/user\/login?destination=node\/344580\n[2] \/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/\/www.nhnonprofits.org\/sites\/default\/files\/attachments\/2023-02\/event_registration_with_policy_2022.pdf\n", "startDate": "2023-05-03", "startTime": "08:30", "endDate": "2023-05-03", "endTime": "13:30", "label": "Add to Calendar", "options": [ "Apple", "Google", "iCal", "Microsoft365", "MicrosoftTeams", "Outlook.com", "Yahoo" ], "timeZone": "America\/New_York", "trigger": "click", "listStyle": "modal", "iCalFileName": "anselm-event-9036" }