Advanced Board Leadership: Enabling Your Board to Achieve Results

Seminars

Boards and Governance, Leadership

Instructor: David Renz, PhD, director emeritus of the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at UMKC

Dates for this four-day in-person program:
The 2025 October offering is being postponed to early 2026. If you would like to be notified when it is rescheduled please let us know at mcnl@umkc.edu or (816) 235-5720.

$150

Program Details

The Advanced Board Leadership Series is a highly interactive and fast-paced series designed to further prepare and support experienced members and leaders of nonprofit and public service governing boards, especially Board Chairs, Officers, Committee Chairs, Chief Executives, and those who aspire to serve in such roles. This four-session series is facilitated by Dr. David Renz, director emeritus of the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at UMKC and a nationally recognized expert and consultant on nonprofit governance and boards. The goal of the series is to enhance the effectiveness of experienced nonprofit and other public service board and executive leaders as they develop and lead boards capable of excellence and impact. Our vision is to attract and engage a diverse group of experienced leaders from across the Kansas City community in thoughtful learning and dialogue as we explore the challenge of board effectiveness, and share insights with each other about what we have learned about how to develop, support, and sustain board effectiveness.

Session 1: Boards, Governance and Organizational Effectiveness
Date to be determined.

Introduction to the Series, Your Colleagues, and How We Learn Together
Governance, Boards, and the Roles that Bring Them to Life
Variations in the Nature and Work of Governing Boards
The Fundamentals of Board Effectiveness

Session 2: Critical Elements of Governance Success
Date to be determined.

The Life Cycle of Board and Board Member Effectiveness
Boards and Executives: The Imperative of Role Clarity
The Unique Power and Impact of an Effective Chair

Session 3: Growing and Developing the Effective Board
Date to be determined.

A Framework for Growing Board Capacity
A Unique Need: Building Board Financial Literacy
The Universe of Board Self-Assessments (and How to Use Them Well)
Significant Board Development Resources & Tools

Session 4: Sustaining Long Term Board Effectiveness and Impact
Date to be determined.

How Healthy is Your Board’s Culture?
Preparing For and Enabling Leadership Succession
An Ongoing Challenge: What Do We Do Now About DEI?
Making Sense of It All: A Dialogue on Board Effectiveness

Pay What You Can Program

In an effort to make our offerings more accessible and affordable to a wider range of individuals and organizations, we are offering the following discount options, while compensating our instructors fairly for their work.

This series is being offered at a suggested price of $150. If you are unable to pay the suggested fee, you are very much welcome to use one of the discount promo codes so you can join this series.

Promo Codes:

For 25% off use the following promo code: MCNL25
For 50% off use the following promo code: MCNL50

If you or your organization need additional assistance to participate in this series please let us know at lauferc@umkc.edu / (816) 235-5720.

Program Logistics:
UMKC Bloch Heritage Hall (5110 Cherry Street, Kansas City, Missouri) Room 103. Participants will also have the option to participate remotely via Zoom.

Cancellation and Transfer Policy:
Full refunds will be given when cancellations are made at least five working days before the first session. A $50 cancellation fee will be deducted from refunds when notification occurs fewer than five working days before class begins. No refunds will be made after the first session has begun. You may transfer your registration by contacting MCNL at (816) 235-5720 or culverm@umkc.edu.

Photo and Video Release:
By attending the event, you are giving MCNL permission to use photos and videos from the workshop in future promotional materials.