Welcome Aboard! Learn to Build a Successful Board Orientation Program 

Workshop Description: Often after an extensive recruitment process nonprofit leaders excitedly anticipate the new class of board members – only to be disappointed when the new members underperform and don’t fully engage.

Creating a comprehensive board orientation program is important to setting up your new board members for success, but often with busy schedules board orientation is pulled together with minimal preparation. Attend this no cost workshop to learn how you create a comprehensive and effective board orientation that will serve your organization for years to come.

• Learn strategies of how to engage new board members from day one.
• Everyone who attends the workshop will receive a board orientation PowerPoint template (that can be adapted for your organization).
• All nonprofits will benefit from this workshop (Arts, Social Services, Associations, etc.).

Join us for this fun, interactive, no cost workshop that will help you create a high performing board for your organization. Easy parking on site in United Way's lot.

Who Should Attend – Executive Directors, Chief Executives, Development Directors, Board Officers, Board Members, and Governance Chairs.

BoardSource Certified Governance Trainer, Jane Page-Steiner will present the critical information that should be included in every nonprofit board orientation program and discuss the responsibilities your board members need to understand to effectively engage.  

Presenter Jane Page-Steiner is a BoardSource Certified Governance Trainer. Jane joined this select group of expert trainers after completing a rigorous application and certification process and is now certified to deliver BoardSource’s signature nonprofit governance trainings. 

President of JPS Nonprofit Strategies, Jane Page-Steiner assists nonprofits with board development, strategic planning and infrastructure development. She will work with your organization to develop customized trainings, planning and/or strategies that will best facilitate your organization’s growth and development. Jane is a respected speaker and regularly presents at national, regional and local nonprofit conferences.