Nonprofit Virtual Board Training

Sample Virtual Training Video:

Practices and Structures for Nonprofit Boards from HypeCats Video & Ameravant on Vimeo.

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Training Topics for Virtual Board Training Modules

•    Nonprofit Board Roles & Responsibilities
•    Nonprofit Board Structures & Practices
•    Enhancing Your Nonprofit Board’s Diversity
•    Nonprofit Board Leadership
•    Nonprofit Board Recruitment
•    Nonprofit Board Training
•    Nonprofit Board Governance
•    Nonprofit Strategic Planning
•    Nonprofit Board Retreats
•    Nonprofit Fundraising Strategies
•    Building Capacity for Your Nonprofit 
•    Nonprofit Dispute Facilitation
•    Nonprofit Gift Acceptance Policy
•    Nonprofit Board Fiduciary Duties
•    Evaluate Your Nonprofit’s Mission Statement
•    Leading Nonprofit Boards in a Virtual World
•    Creating Successful Nonprofit Hybrid Workplaces
•    Assessing Your Nonprofit’s Financial Health
•    Scenario Planning for Your Nonprofit
•    Nonprofit Pivoting During Adversity
•    Evaluating a Nonprofit’s E.D. & Board
•    Developing Your Unique Nonprofit Leadership Style
•    Conducting Brilliant Nonprofit Board Meetings
•    Enhancing Your Nonprofit’s Visibility

Below is a Summary Outline of the “Roles & Responsibilities of a Nonprofit Board” training.  Each area is covered in much greater detail when you purchase the training program.

Summary of Topics Covered in “Roles & Responsibilities of a Nonprofit Board”

• Take a Quiz to identify your current board practices
• Download here the Roles & Responsibilities Workbook 1
• Engage in a discussion of Simon Sinek’s video “Start With Why”

Governance

• Review your organization’s core documents like Mission, Vision and Values
• Read pertinent articles about board governance best practices
• Learn about the most important role of a board of directors
• Discuss your organization’s response to Peter Drucker’s core five questions
• Explore best practices in cultivating, recruiting, and training new board members
• Discover ways of hiring, supporting, and evaluating your executive director
• Learn about the three legal responsibilities of a nonprofit board

Fiduciary

• Find out how your board can best practice its financial and fiscal oversight duties
• Explore ways your finance committee and financial staff person can optimize their work
• Learn about the most recommended financial policies
• Consider the balance between the board’s oversight role and staff’s job
• Explore your board’s legal and ethical integrity
• Find out about the board’s role in the annual audit
• Discuss whether your organization has sufficient resources to carry out its plans

Ambassador

• Learn how to effectively wave the flag of your organization in the community
• Find out how you can have fun promoting your organization’s good work
• Trade ideas on how you can be the best flag wavers
• Learn the secret of attracting others to your cause

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1. Each Training comes with three (3) service offerings
1. Generic Video of the topic and detailed written outline: $500/each topic.  We offer a sliding scale.  Please inquire.
2. Custom video to your organization and your specific issues, $1,500.   We offer a sliding scale.  Please inquire.
3. Zoom Managed Board Training, includes (4-hour meeting) (Straight Zoom Management $1,500 + extra for specialty trivia games or tech checking other presenters). Cost for Cynder 8 hour of prep, presentation and post summary for $1,500 = Total of $3,000.  Sliding scale available. Client can manage their own Zoom meeting if they want.
1. We manage a Zoom Meeting for the Board
2. We work with the Board in advance to determine issues that need to be discussed
3. We create engaging ways to discuss these topics and present solution options
4. Tools that can be used to create engaging Zoom sessions include
1. Pre-recorded excerpts videos from other leaders in the nonprofit world
2. Zoom Polls to solicit ideas and direction for board members.  This can be anonymous so people feel they have an equal voice and express their ideas without being judged.
3. Trivia Game to give Board members a fun way to learn ways to be better Board members and better serve the mission of their organization.
4. Manage Zoom Break Out Sessions, where members can discuss in smaller groups ideas that will improve them as a board member or improve the organization. Breakout sessions would be managed by HypeCats
5. Online presentation by Cynder with PowerPoint slides that are managed by HypeCats and controlled by the Board member via InternetClicker technology
6. Online presentation by a Board member with PowerPoint slides that are managed by HypeCats and controlled by the Board member via InternetClicker technology
7. The meeting would be branded to the organization with their logo and colors
8. The meeting would be recorded in HD quality for use later
9. If there are other presenters, their presentation would be facilitated by HypeCats.com Zoom Webinar Managers, in Zoom, to Pin or Spotlight them in the meeting
4. In-person Board training.
1. Travel and Expenses if outside Santa Barbara (estimated airfare $300+ Lodging for 1 night $300 + Meals $200 + 1-day travel time (add 4 hours x $200 = $800) = $1,600
2. Cost of Board presentation: $1,500
3. Total Cost if including travel: $3,100

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