TRAINING - The Board and Executive Director Partnership

This workshop will focus on building a strong, trusting relationship between the board of directors and the executive director(ED).  While we will review the basics of ED supervision and managing ED transition, the majority of our time will be spend wrestling with case studies that focus on some of the things that can go wrong and sour with this key relationship.  We will also generate strategies to build a powerful and mutually respectful relationship, discussing the areas of appropriate roles for the ED, the board chair and the full board, as well as how to achieve strong alignment of board and staff.

Trainer: Laura Pierce founded Laura Pierce Consulting in 1998.  She assists nonprofit clients with strategic planning, board development and capacity building.  In addition, she has served as Interim Executive Director for seven area nonprofits.  Over the past ten years, LPC has providing consulting services for more than 100 nonprofits, including social justice, human service, advocacy and arts organizations.  Laura also teaches nonprofit management at the UW Evans School and is the lead instructor for the UW Certificate Program in Nonprofit Management.  She earned her Masters in Public Administration from University of Washington in 1996. 

Cost: $40 per individual, $35 each for 2 or more.

If you have questions about these workshops, contact United Way of King County at 206.461.5014 or workshops@uwkc.org.