Help Your Board Thrive: Board Roles & Responsibilities 101

714 East Market Street,Leesburg VA 20176

09 June, 2022

Description

A program of the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties' Social Impact Institute Learning Lab series *In-person event; limited space available; proof of COVID-vaccine required* Program Description From board care and feeding, to best practices, to development and fundraising – this workshop offers tools to keep your board engaged, invested, and included. Designed for nonprofit leaders and board members to attend together, this Learning Lab workshop will help participants explore the following: Effective care and feeding of the board: Board and staff roles and responsibilitiesThe importance of the board chair and executive director relationshipBoard assessmentHow to make the best use of your board meetingBoard governanceBoard best practices: The board's fiduciary responsibilityThe board's role in policy developmentStrategic planningBoard committee structuresBoard administrative practicesHow to engage board members in fundraising: Preparing board members to make "the ask"Involving board members in donor stewardshipEngaging board members in donor cultivationAnd much more! About the Presenters Amy Owen, President and CEO of the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties, has more than 25 years of experience in teaching and nonprofit management. For more than 10 years, she managed and directed fundraising programs for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy based in Harpers Ferry, WV. She became executive director of the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation from 2001-2012. Amy has served as President and CEO of the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties since 2012. Cris Wineinger, President of Wineinger & Associates, has more than 25 years’ experience in all aspects of fund raising and nonprofit management in Bermuda and the United States. Mrs. Wineinger’s clients include churches, private schools, environmental agencies, cultural organizations, social service providers and hospitals. Her consulting services encompass capital campaign management, annual fund campaigns, and strategic planning for non-profits. In the last 25 years, Mrs. Wineinger has provided guidance to fundraising campaigns totaling more than $150 million. Nicole Acosta, Vice President of Grants and Nonprofit Programs of the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties, has 18 years of experience in Loudoun's nonprofit and human services sector, including experience as a nonprofit executive director and a board member. In her role at the Community Foundation, she administers the foundation's grant making and oversees its nonprofit capacity building programming, including Nonprofit Academy, Social Impact Institute, Racial Equity Framework, Give Choose, and more.