SeminarWeb Partner Webinar: Board Resilience

The strength and future viability of any association rests squarely on the shoulders of its Board of Directors. In an era of increasing complexity and rapid change, boards must move beyond passive recruitment and routine compliance to actively cultivate a pipeline of diverse, skilled, and engaged talent. This session is designed to transform the way your board approaches its most critical governance duty: ensuring high-quality, continuous leadership.

This webinar is essential for any board member committed to elevating the performance and long-term vitality of their association's leadership. We will dive deep into best practices, providing actionable frameworks and tools to help your board:

Strategically Recruit Board Talent: Shift from simply filling vacancies to strategically recruiting based on a future-focused skills matrix and desired demographic and professional diversity.

Onboard Board Talent for Maximum Impact: Design your Director onboarding program to rapidly integrate new directors into the board's culture, governance processes, and strategic priorities.

Continuously Assess and Develop the Board: Explore methods for ongoing director education that keeps the entire board current on emerging trends. Implement a robust and fair self- and peer-evaluation process that drives continuous improvement and accountability.

Build a Strong Succession Pipeline: Master the art of succession planning for the board and key officer roles. Learn techniques for identifying, mentoring, and preparing future leaders to ensure seamless continuity and organizational resilience.

What you will learn:

• Utilize a customizable Board Skills Matrix to align recruitment efforts with future strategic needs
• Implement a structured framework to assess individual and collective board performance
• Develop strategies to revitalize board succession, ensuring a continuous pipeline of leadership talent
• Systematize robust onboarding practices to ensure alignment and opportunities for continued board education
  
  

In Partnership:

This program is being offered in partnership with SeminarWeb.

Credit:

If applicable, you may obtain credit in multiple jurisdictions simultaneously for this program (see pending/approved list below). Registrants in jurisdictions not listed below will receive a Certificate of Attendance/Completion that may or may not meet credit requirements in other jurisdictions. Where applicable, credit will be only awarded to a paid registrant attending the live program at their own computer and phone.

How to attend:

Join the live program from your office, home, or hotel room using a computer with high speed internet. You may ask questions, participate in evaluations, and post comments from your computer during the program. Please note that credit (if available) is only provided to registered attendees participating at their own computer and phone. Simple instructions with a link to the program will be sent when you register and again the day before the webinar.

About the Presenter: Nell Callen

Nell Callen, a Partner at Curtis Strategy, leverages over a decade of human resources experience to empower her clients. Her expertise spans a range of nonprofits—including health and human services agencies, credit unions, and associations—as well as financial services and commercial real estate. Nell is dedicated to unlocking leadership potential and guiding organizations through strategic and cultural transformations.

Nell holds an MBA in Organizational Behavior from Suffolk University and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and Latin American Studies from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. She is an active member of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) and speaks nationally on organizational design, strategy, and efficiency. Nell's insights and expertise have been featured in publications by Associations North "Focus North" and Nutter Law's "The Real Impact."

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