The Board Member 101 complements your on-site orientation and opens new channels of communication and discussion.
Imagine if everyone around your board table, including you, felt competent and confident, asking good questions and making great contributions.
Are you...
- tired of wasting time in repetitive board meetings?
- stuck reviewing last month rather than planning for next year?
- confused over your role and responsibilities?
- frustrated by unequal knowledge and participation around the table?
- finding it challenging to pinpoint problems and solutions?
- longing to make an impact but feel like you haven't been able to reach your potential?
- lacking a comprehensive approach to board improvement?
If you answered yes, to any of the above, you're in the right place!
The Board Member 101
✓ Eight lessons over four weeks, two per week.
✓ Two additional weeks of access included if you need more time.
✓ Overarching workbook to guide you through the program.
✓ Each lesson includes a short video to be watched and reviewed on your schedule, plus a downloadable resource to extend your learning.
✓ Key questions to ask your Chief Executive Officer or Executive Director.
✓ Key questions to ask your Board Chair.
✓ A guide to your role and responsibilities and steps to be ready for engagement at the outset of your term.
What You'll Learn:
➔ The basics of boards – different models and types and their implications, role and responsibilities, relationships with the Chief Executive Officer or Executive Director.
➔ Your four core and unique tasks as a not-for-profit board.
➔ Your roles and responsibilities as a board member. The agreements you make. Basic Roberts Rules…
➔ Oversight - your legal and financial policies and controls as well as effective metrics like Key Success Factors (KSFs) to move you closer to your mission.
➔ Ensuring sustainable resources through advocacy and influence.
➔ How to Move Forward. Next steps.
"Ken Haycock is a very capable, disciplined, organized Not-for-Profit Board Chair. He certainly knows the do’s and don’t’s of what not-for-profit board members should do…..and not do!"
- Paul Tutsch,
Past President, British Columbia Library Trustees’ Association
"Ken does an amazing job of making the fundamentals of board service easy to understand and approachable. I appreciate the focus that Better Boards. Better Communities. puts on building up boards that can provide real visionary and strategic leadership, rather than duplicating staff effort to everyone's frustration. This is a great start for any newly elected or appointed board member."
-Christopher Girodat,
Executive Director, Capilano Students' Union
"Ken Haycock is the leader in trustee and board effectiveness. His analysis, experience, expertise, and engaging style continue to win him the grateful fans he deserves wherever great inspiration in governance is sought."
- Larry Moore,
Former Executive Director, Ontario Library Association
What's Inside:
Meet Your Instructor
Ken Haycock has served on dozens of not-for-profit and for-profit boards, both elected and appointed, small and large, in the arts, education, libraries, government and more.
He has been a consultant to organizations and government across the continent, designing and devising orientation and training programs.
Dr. Haycock holds an MBA, MEd and AMLS in addition to a doctorate in leadership and management.
He has been on the senior leadership teams of large school boards and multi-million dollar associations as well as chairing small arts and association boards.
Currently honorary research professor at the University of Southern California, he is former director and professor emeritus at both San Jose State University and the University of British Columbia.
Why be simply "not-for-profit" when you could be "for-impact"?
When everyone understands thei role and responsibilities, it is possible!
This course teaches the four core and unique responsibilities of the board and how you fit in to accomplishing them.
Learn when and how to have the critical conversations needed between staff and board members. This key relationship is critical to success. When Executive Directors and Board Chairs connect with each other and with the board full of competent members, that's when real impact happens.
Ultimately, this course will help you achieve your goal of having a greater impact to improve the lives of the people you serve.
Frequently Asked Questions
What if it's not for me/doesn't help?
We are confident that you will leave this course feeling more confident and competent than you did before you started. Try it out risk-free. We offer a 30-day money-back guarantee.
When does the course start?
You can start anytime! As soon as you enroll you will have access to the first lessons.
Are there any live classes to attend?
No, this course is asynchronous. Complete the lessons on your own schedule. That being the case, you are never alone! Feel free to reach out to your instructor anytime by phone, text, or email.
Do you offer a group discount?
Yes, please contact us for details by emailing [email protected].