A professional development opportunity intentionally designed to help participants understand the untapped value they can bring to a social sector board and to provide them with the context, frameworks, and hard skills essential to being an effective and engaged board member. The peer-to-peer learning environment facilitates networking with like-valued peers across diverse sectors and geographies.
Issroff Family Foundation (IFF) envisions a world where all children and youth have promising futures in thriving communities. To that end, IFF advocates for social sector boards that are truly diverse – made up of engaged, well-trained stakeholders representing a broad range of demographic groups, perspectives, experiences, and skill sets. Our board training experience is a professional development opportunity intentionally designed to help participants understand the untapped value they can bring to a social sector board and to provide them with the context, frameworks, and hard skills essential to being an effective and engaged board member. The peer-to-peer learning environment facilitates networking with like-valued peers across diverse sectors and geographies. There is no financial charge for the training; however, all participants are expected to engage fully in all sessions and to make a minimum charitable contribution to a nonprofit organization.
Discover your unique path to impact through hands-on learning that combines theory, practice, and real-world application. You'll gain:
The program covers essential elements of board excellence:
Board Governance - Master the art of organizational oversight through clear accountability, strategic decision-making processes, and the delicate balance of support while challenging executive leadership.
Board Structure - Design and implement an efficient board architecture with strategically composed committees and clear roles that drive organizational success and innovation.
Board Culture - Foster an inclusive, dynamic environment where diverse perspectives thrive, and constructive dialogue leads to impactful decision-making and organizational growth.
Board Member Life Cycle - Build and sustain board excellence through strategic recruitment, thoughtful onboarding, and succession planning that ensures consistent leadership strength and organizational stability.
Board Advocacy and Resource Mobilization - Transform board members into powerful advocates who leverage their networks and influence to advance your mission and secure vital resources for organizational success.
Board Financial Management and Oversight - Ensure organizational sustainability through expert financial governance, risk management, and strategic oversight of resources and investments.
Board Management - Optimize board performance through efficient meeting management, productive discussions, and systematic evaluation of governance effectiveness.
This training is geared toward current board members, board chairs, executive directors, and potential board members interested in social sector service. Board work involves time, commitment, and effort. Thus, an extensive discovery questionnaire that serves as an “application” needs to be completed in order to participate in the training. Upon satisfactory completion of the questionnaire, IFF will attempt to include all qualified applicants who are ready and able to fully engage, learn, and share in the program. Acceptance is on a first come, first served basis until slots are filled.
