Join us as Sean facilitates this 5-part series covering all aspects of Fiduciary Excellence!Everyone is welcome!Although this course is aimed at nonprofit board members, everyone is welcome to attend. That includes leadership staff who want to understand board responsibilities and perspectives better as well as individuals who do not currently serve on boards.Join us for this five-week course for boards to dig deep on nonprofit financial best practices, help them avoid pitfalls and permit them to make a strong overall contribution to the organization they serve.Nonprofit Austin reserves the right to postpone this learning opportunity if there is inadequate registration.Week 1: Core roles and duties:-Legal requirements of all board members (quoting TX law)-Legal liability-Horror stories (Family Connections, my mom, etc.)-D&O Insurance-Treasurer role-Chair’s role-Finance Committee role (briefly; more next week)Week 2: Relationship with staff – getting it right; adding value:Board relationship with staff-Executive Director-Accounting and finance staff-Power dynamics and the importance of clear rolesFinance Committee Role-Adding value to the board-Adding value to the staff-Overperforming and underperformingWeek 3: Financial ReportsWhy read the financial reports? Plus, how to read the financial reports-Balance Sheet-Profit and Loss-Materiality (what to worry about and what not to worry about)-Dashboards-Inclusion-Engaging the full board in financial decisionsWeek 4: Fraud […]

This five-part series guides participants through the process of visualizing their business model utilizing the matrix map.This five-part series – facilitated by Steve Zimmerman, a co-author of Nonprofit Sustainability: Making Strategic Decisions for Financial Viability - guides participants through the process of visualizing their business model utilizing the matrix map, a visual depiction of an organization’s business model – or how every program contributes to the organization’s sustainability, impact, and profitability. Together, they will learn how to assess mission impact, determine profitability, and plot the map. More than a picture, the matrix map offers strategic imperatives to drive decision making to strengthen sustainability. Participants will receive templates throughout the process to implement on their own and will have access to extra engagement during the process to answer their questions.What is “sustainable” is constantly changing as the environment in which nonprofits operate changes. Sustainability is an orientation, not a destination. As such, truly sustainable organizations have leadership with a shared understanding of what is driving their impact and financial viability and are able to make ongoing strategic decisions while holding both of these elements together.There is a deep interconnectedness between a nonprofit’s ability to be financially viable and to have impact. […]

Nonprofit practices that are neurodivergent-affirming. Led by Yes And Brain creator, Lacy Alana.This workshop will equip attendees with essential knowledge and practical tools to help them understand and create neurodivergent affirming practices within their organization.The goal is for participants to walk away with practical advice and actionable tips, tricks, and tools to support neurodivergent colleagues, employees, and clients more effectively.Participants will discuss fundamental Concepts of Neurodivergence, explore their own conceptions and ideas about neurodivergence, how this impacts how they approach others who are different (or themselves), and unpack sneaky and subtle ableism/internalized ableism.Participants will learn what it actually means to be a neurodivergent-affirming workplace for both employees and clients (in client facing organizations), how to implement this knowledge to create inclusive workspaces for different neurotypes, and implement tools for communicating across neurotypes.Nonprofit Austin reserves the right to postpone this learning opportunity if thereis inadequate registration.This session may be recorded to share with attendees. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------More about our facilitator, Lacy Alana:YES AND BRAIN PROVIDES TRAININGS WORLDWIDE. TEAM HOME BASES INCLUDE TORONTO, MONTREAL, AUSTIN, INDIANA, AND OTTAWA. WE REGULARLY TRAVEL TO PROVIDE OUR SPECIALIZED TRAININGS ALL OVER THE WORLD.The Yes And Brain framework is the creation of Licensed Clinical Social Worker, corporate trainer, […]