Non-Profit Board Education Training Series for Young Professionals

Description

The Non-Profit Board Education Training Series for Young Professionals is a program for young professionals who are interested in serving on non-profit boards – or those who are currently serving on a board and want to increase their knowledge as a board member. It was created as an exciting opportunity for young professionals to leverage their leadership skills and gain an understanding for what it takes to be successful non-profit board members.

A secondary goal of the program and of the Young Professionals of Manitowoc County is to increase the leadership roles of the young professionals within Manitowoc County's non-profit sectors.

This program is a four-part series taking place on Tuesdays: October 15, October 22, October 29 and November 5, from 12:00-1:00 PM at The Chamber of Manitowoc County, 1515 Memorial Dr., Manitowoc. Participants must attend all of the workshops to receive a certificate of completion. 

The board education training sessions are led by local community leaders who are experienced in serving on a variety of non-profit boards within Manitowoc County.

The fee to participate in this training program is $60 per individual. Lunch and training materials for each session are included in the registration fee. Class size is limited to 15 individuals.

 

Abel

Date:  October 15, 2024
Session 1:  Robert’s Rules Refresher
Presented by:  Christopher Able

Throughout this session, you’ll receive an overview of Robert’s Rules of Order so you can confidently and effectively run or participate in your next board or committee meeting.

Christopher Able has served on many different boards, committees, and commissions, including Manitowoc City Council, Manitowoc Transit Commission, Manitowoc Public Library, and the MPSD School Board. While teaching here in Manitowoc, he became certifiable as a Municipal Clerk or Treasurer through the Wisconsin Clerks & Treasuries Institute.  A life-long lover of rules and order, it is only natural that he should be a local champion of Roberts Rules of Order. 


 

	Firman

Date: October 22, 2024
Session 2:  Strategic Planning and You
Presented by: Donna Firman

This session will focus on the art of creating strategies, implementing them, and evaluating the results in regard to the long-term goals for yourself and your organization.

Donna Firman has thirty+ years of progressive experience in business, organizational and client development, strategic planning, quality assurance, donor development, training, and results-oriented leadership. She’s equally well versed with for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. She founded Mustard Seed Advisors where she worked as a social entrepreneur helping nonprofits raise money, drive operational excellence, and solve business problems that hold organizations back and prevent growth. She’s trained and energized boards of directors, planned, and executed major fundraising events, and successfully written governmental and foundation grants. Donna is the recipient of the NAMI Wisconsin 2022 Iris Award and 2022 Athena International Leadership Award.

Naidl

Date:  October 29, 2024
Session 3: NFP Financial Fundamentals
Presented by:  Chad Naidl, CLA

This session is designed for those that are new to non-profit boards or simply glaze over as the financials are presented. We’ll cover what your fiduciary responsibility is as a board member, best practices, key components of the Form 990, and financial reporting considerations unique to non-profits.

Chad is a lifelong resident of Manitowoc County, and experienced in providing seamless assurance, tax, and consulting services for clients. His primary focus is in providing assurance services to entities of all sizes. In addition to experience in assurance services, he has experience in preparing a variety of tax returns for clients at the conclusion of their year. This has allowed him to have numerous meaningful discussions with clients regarding the services and opportunities CLA can provide and continuing the CLA promise "to know you and help you."


Date:  November 5, 2024
Session 4:  Get to Know Local Non-Profits Luncheon

Local non-profit leaders will be invited to this meet and greet luncheon to share a little bit about their individual organization’s mission, impact and goals in the community. This will be an opportunity to potentially connect the newly trained YPs with local non-profit boards.