Nonprofit Board Leadership: Day 2

Nonprofit Board Leadership Training

This is the first day in an intensive, two-day training course that will be a deep dive into nonprofit board service, with a particular focus on the fiduciary and management responsibilities and challenges associated with nonprofit trustee leadership. The mission of the training is to:

1. Prepare Johnson students to become involved with nonprofit organizations through board service;

2. Explore management and finance issues that are unique to the nonprofit sector; and,

3. Inspire Johnson students to consider board service as a way to contribute leadership to the nonprofit sector after graduation.

This is an excellent opportunity for any Johnson student considering nonprofit board service, a nonprofit career, and/or who might be wondering how to incorporate service into a corporate career.

Lunch and snacks will be provided.

What Students are Saying about this Workshop

“Michael Davidson did an excellent job. He was very knowledgeable about the subject. He should definitively come back next year.”

“I currently have no involvement with Boards in either nonprofit or for-profit organizations. In saying this, I have ambitions to become involved and this course was fantastic for exposing me to the issues that Boards face!”

“I thought the presenter was fabulous. He was a great facilitator and was extremely knowledgeable.”

“[Highlights were] the strength of the facilitator, the excellent panel discussion, and the overall discussion on what the role of a nonprofit board is."

About the Trainer
Michael Davidson is the lead trainer for the United Way's BoardServeNYC program. He has over 20 years' experience in nonprofit management as a board president, manager, consultant, and attorney. He has worked with the boards of more than 60 nonprofit organizations in strategic planning, board development, retreat facilitation and transition management.

Michael has also served as Chairman of Governance Matters, a nonprofit organization that improves board governance by fostering an open exchange of ideas and information among a broad cross-section of the nonprofit community. He was a volunteer with the Peace Corps, an assistant professor of anthropology, an assistant district attorney, and an attorney in a private practice. He holds a BS in mathematics from New York State University College on Long Island, a JD from Columbia Law School and a M.Ph. in anthropology from Yale University.

This is Michael's third year of leading this training for Johnson.

(Please note: This session also serves as the primary training for Johnson Board Fellows, who will serve on Ithaca-area nonprofit boards during the 2013-14 academic year.)

Graduation Credit
All Johnson students are eligible to use up to 1.5 credit hours from Leadership Skills Program and/or Managerial Skills Program workshops toward the MBA degree credit-hour requirements. Students who attend day two of this workshop will earn 0.2 LSP credits.

Please note
This is a two-day workshop. Please be sure that you also register for day one.