Fee: $85, includes light dinner and materials.  Click here to register.

This is the board training you’ve been waiting for!  It is designed specifically for potential and current board members who:
  • have never served on a board or
  • have never had formal training on the basics of good governance or
  • could use a refresher

In three hours, participants will learn the roles and responsibilities of the board as a governing body, the difference between the work of the board and the work of individual board members, the differences between board and staff functions, and some practical tips and tools that will help board members serve their agencies more effectively.

Our approach is based on best practices that are common to highly functioning boards, all drawn from the work of several of the field’s best thinkers and consultants: BoardSource, McKinsey & Co,’s Institute for the Nonprofit Sector, Jim Collins (From Good to Great), Richard Chait (Governance as Leadership), and Jude Kaye, nationally respected author, trainer, and consultant.  You will also get the benefit of the experience of The CBO Center’s senior staff who have trained and consulted with hundreds of boards and board members over the past two decades.

Workshop attendees will receive a free one hour board development consultation to be used within six months of participation.

Leyna Bernstein is Director of Programs at the CBO Center, where she oversees professional development and technical assistance services and programs for the over 8,000 social sector organizations in the East Bay.

Previous positions include Program Director at the Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership of Marin, and Director of Consulting Services at The Management Center, a San Francisco-based nonprofit resource center serving all of Northern California.  She has also provided consulting and training services to nonprofit organizations through her own firm, Bernstein & Associates. Before transitioning into the social sector, Ms. Bernstein spent over a decade as a human resources executive with The Nature Company, The Gap and Smith & Hawken.  Her work focused on translating socially responsible missions and values into organizational practices, policies and procedures.

Ms. Bernstein has taught and lectured throughout the Bay Area and beyond on nonprofit management and governance. Her consulting work focuses on nonprofit board excellence, executive transitions, and staff/board relations. She is the author of “Best Practices: The Model Employee Handbook for California Nonprofits” and “Creating Your Employee Handbook: A How-To Kit for Nonprofits”, both published by Josey-Bass.