Central Indiana Board Chair Summit

Board Chair Summit 2010 is SOLD OUT

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We are no longer accepting registrations for the 2010 Summit.

Announcing the Inaugural central Indiana Board Chair Summit!

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January 22, 2010
7:30am – 12:00pm
Madame Walker Theatre, Indianapolis
REGISTER HERE

Brian Payne To Speak at Board Chair Summit

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We are pleased that Brian Payne, President of Central Indiana Community Foundation and The Indianapolis Foundation, will be a headline speaker at this year's event.

You can read all about Brian here.

Featured Workshop Presenter: Marnie Maxwell

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We are pleased to have Marnie Maxwell of Maxwell Associates, Inc. serve as our featured workshop presenter for the Summit.

Marnie has been working with nonprofit organizations and boards throughout the country in the areas of strategic planning, governance, marketing and fund development planning since 2000. She also has been a faculty member of The Fund Raising School, a program of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, since 1990.

Prior to her work as a consultant, she was Vice President for The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, one of the nation’s premier cultural institutions. Her museum experience includes leadership roles in fundraising, marketing, strategic planning and earned income programs.

Marnie’s current volunteer work includes serving as a member of the boards of Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Broadcasting Foundation and the Indianapolis Art Center. She is a former board chair of Girls, Inc. and the Marion County Commission on Youth (MCCOY), as well as being a Sustaining Member of the Junior League of Indianapolis.

She received both a B.A. in journalism and an MBA in marketing from Indiana University.

Board Chair Panelists Announced

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The Board Chair Summit will feature a panel of past/current board chairs who will share their best advice for handling this role. Panelists will include:

Susan Brock Williams is the current President of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana, and is the former Board Chairperson of the Lacy Leadership Association (LLA). Susan also serves as Secretary of the Indianapolis- Marion County Public Library Foundation Board of Directors and is a member of the St. Thomas Aquinas Church Parish Council and Home and School Association.

Dick Hester is the past Board Chair for Leadership Ventures. In addition, he has been either the chairman or on the board of directors for many other organizations, including: Sigma Chi International Fraternity, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, United Way of Central Indiana, Hispanic Education Center, Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, American Red Cross and the Stanley K. Lacy Leadership Alumni.

Robert Kaspar is Chairman of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and also a board member of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Foundation. Robert also serves as past-president of the United Methodist Foundation of South Indiana and has served as chair of the statewide Indiana Humanities Council and The Learning Collaborative.

Joseph Simpson is the past Board Chairman for the American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis. He is also the previous Board Chair for Community Centers of Indianapolis, Inc. Joe has served on many other boards, including the Greater Indianapolis Chapter of the NAACP and the Martin Luther King Multi-Service Center.

Why should we have a Board Chair Summit in central Indiana?

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The core constituencies and clients of nonprofit organizations in our community can be better served if the organizations are led effectively. The Boards that direct these organizations are faced with many challenges, including financial management, planning, fund development, measuring results, and issues of accountability. In addition, these boards are often afflicted with member apathy, ineffective meetings, lack of focus, and many other concerns. A Board Chair/President, as the positional leader of the board, can uniquely affect change and transform a dysfunctional or mediocre board into an exceptional one. Why not have an annual summit for these leaders to come together, learn new practices, and share ideas with each other? The individual participants will learn new skills and strategies for leading their boards. The organizations they represent will benefit from this new knowledge as well as best practices borrowed from other organizations. The central Indiana nonprofit sector will benefit from a collaborative cohort of board chairs/presidents who can continue to rely upon and learn from each other throughout their terms.

What are the educational outcomes?

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The Board Chair Summit will accomplish many objectives, including:

Highlighting the primary responsibilities of Board Chairs and the other executive officers.
Exploring common issues faced by nonprofit boards, including member apathy, meeting effectiveness, and working with the CEO/staff.
Providing new information and insights on leading a board of directors.
Teaching new skills in leadership.
Sharing best practices for board governance and operations.
Building a peer network for continued support and learning.

What is the schedule for the day?

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(Schedule subject to change)

7:30-8:00am Check-in / Networking / Light Breakfast

8:00-8:15am Welcome / Introductions

8:15-8:30am Opening Address: The Power of Board Service

8:30-9:15am Workshop: How to Build an Effective Board Team

9:15-9:50am Roundtable Discussion #1: Board disengagement

9:50-10:00am Idea Sharing

10:00-10:10am Break

10:10-10:45am Roundtable Discussion #2: Leading in Uncertain Times

10:45-11:00 Idea Sharing

11:00-11:45am Panel: Lessons from past Board Chairs

11:45-12:00pm Closing Address