Nonprofit Board 101: Basic Board Member Duties
July 9 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm CDT
Virtual Workshop – Live/Online
Fee: $50 for MCN members / $70 for nonmembers
This session is also one part of the four-part Board Member’s Guide to Good Governance series.
We start our series with an overview of nonprofits, the nonprofit sector in Minnesota, and a basic overview of the duties and responsibilities that board members have as volunteer external leaders of nonprofit organizations. We will focus primarily on basic board information and the fiduciary duties that board members have (we’ll also define that word fiduciary!), and talk about what board members should and should not be doing. Many new board members never get basic training when they begin their board service – this will set some groundwork for board service and will also provide content you may never have gotten even if you’re a nonprofit board veteran.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn about the nonprofit sector in Minnesota
- Understand what a nonprofit is and how nonprofits are managed and governed
- Learn about general board member responsibilities as well as the three higher-level fiduciary duties of board members
- Learn the difference between governance and management in nonprofits and who should be doing what
Event Details
This workshop is one session of a four-part Boards series, The Board Member’s Guide to Good Governance. Use the Register Now link at the top of this page to register only for the Nonprofit Boards 101 workshop. Register for the full series at $175 for members or $255 for nonmembers.
This virtual event will take place on the Zoom platform.
Your access link will be emailed to you the day before the event after 12 p.m., and will also be included in your confirmation email.
This session will be recorded. The recording will be made available to registrants after the live event.
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We offer partial scholarships for all of our educational workshops. Visit our Scholarships page for more information.
Speaker Information
Kelly LaCore, Northern Minnesota regional representative, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
Kelly LaCore represents the northern Minnesota office for the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, supporting more than 200 nonprofits of all sizes and services across the northern strip of the state. In this regional role, she provides resources, information, connections and training to help organizations better meet their missions. Kelly is passionate about nonprofits and the community-building role they play everywhere. She has served on a few boards in the Duluth area with missions that she is excited about.
