... Topic-Focused Programs Governing for Nonprofit Excellence—Virtual Teaching Team

... Governing for Nonprofit Excellence—Virtual Teaching Team

Upcoming Session
(1 of 1)

Dates: 21–29 OCT 2021
Format: Virtual
Fee: $3,750

The program fee covers tuition, e-books, and online case materials.

This program includes live online classes, self-paced work, discussion groups, and virtual networking. Download brochure for detailed schedule.

Admissions Criteria and Process

Summary

To fulfill their mission, nonprofit organizations depend on their board for strong, innovative leadership. Governing for Nonprofit Excellence—Virtual prepares you to excel in your role as a board member and to contribute at a higher level. As you gain insight into four essential competencies of nonprofit governance—board leadership, strategic stewardship, performance measurement, and financial oversight—you will learn how to drive the strategic and organizational transformation that enables your nonprofit organization to thrive.

This program is offered in cooperation with the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative.

You may also be interested in the related program: Governing for Nonprofit Excellence: Critical Issues for Board Leadership.

Summary

This program is offered in cooperation with the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative.

You may also be interested in the related program: Governing for Nonprofit Excellence: Critical Issues for Board Leadership.

Key Benefits

This live online program delves into the critical issues facing nonprofit board leaders. You will examine the latest governance frameworks, performance and measurement systems, oversight models for ensuring accountability and compliance, and the dynamics between boards and CEOs. With a deeper understanding of board roles and responsibilities, you will emerge a stronger leader and a more strategic steward for your organization.

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Solidify your organization's leadership Solidify your organization's leadership

Create value-adding board leadership processes
Clarify your organization's mission and who will lead it
Foster productive board and CEO relationships

Execute your organization's mission more effectively Execute your organization's mission more effectively

Assess your organization's objectives and plan for the future
Structure and manage important alliances
Establish systems for gauging organizational performance
Place your organization on a solid and sustainable financial foundation

Expand your personal and professional network Expand your personal and professional network

Extend your network by connecting and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe
Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions

Key Benefits

Details

Solidify your organization's leadership

Create value-adding board leadership processes
Clarify your organization's mission and who will lead it
Foster productive board and CEO relationships

Execute your organization's mission more effectively

Assess your organization's objectives and plan for the future
Structure and manage important alliances
Establish systems for gauging organizational performance
Place your organization on a solid and sustainable financial foundation

Expand your personal and professional network

Extend your network by connecting and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe
Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions

Who Should Attend

Chairs and other members of nonprofit boards who have significant leadership responsibilities—but are not full-time employees—for organizations with operating budgets in excess of $1 million in any nonprofit sector
Not appropriate for: Industry or trade associations, management support organizations, or consulting firms

Attendance by two or three board leaders from the same organization will foster teamwork and amplify the program's impact.

Program fees are subsidized by Harvard Business School and its Social Enterprise Initiative. Limited, additional need-based scholarship funding may be available. Visit the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative website for scholarship information.

Program for Leadership Development participants earn 2 PLDA Points on completion of this program.

Who Should Attend

Chairs and other members of nonprofit boards who have significant leadership responsibilities—but are not full-time employees—for organizations with operating budgets in excess of $1 million in any nonprofit sector
Not appropriate for: Industry or trade associations, management support organizations, or consulting firms

Attendance by two or three board leaders from the same organization will foster teamwork and amplify the program's impact.

Program for Leadership Development participants earn 2 PLDA Points on completion of this program.

Leaders in Virtual Learning

When you participate in a virtual HBS Executive Education program, you benefit from a powerful learning experience carefully designed with a virtual setting in mind. Through live, synchronous program sessions you'll engage directly with our renowned faculty to learn from their latest research, gain actionable takeaways, and facilitate your growth. In addition, virtual discussion groups will connect you to a global group of peers and build your network.

Dive Deeper into the Experience

Global perspectives > Leadership growth > Organizational impact.

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Understanding the Benefits of Our Virtual Programs

Four participants of our live online programs share their experiences.

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Virtual Programs for Agile Organizations

Help your organization understand why there is no better time to prioritize learning & development.

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Leaders in Virtual Learning: When you participate in a virtual HBS Executive Education program, you benefit from a powerful learning experience carefully designed with a virtual setting in mind. Through live, synchronous program sessions you'll engage directly with our renowned faculty to learn from their latest research, gain actionable takeaways, and facilitate your growth. In addition, virtual discussion groups will connect you to a global group of peers and build your network.

Dive Deeper into the Experience

Discover more about business. And yourself.Discover more about business. And yourself.

Global perspectives > Leadership growth > Organizational impact.

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Understanding the Benefits of Our Virtual Programs

Four participants of our live online programs share their experiences.

Read Their Stories

Virtual Programs for Agile Organizations

Help your organization understand why there is no better time to prioritize learning & development.

Learn More

Admissions Criteria and Process

We admit candidates to specific sessions on a rolling, space-available basis, and encourage you to apply as early as possible. Although most programs have no formal educational requirements, admission is a selective process based on your professional achievement and organizational responsibilities.

Answering Your Questions

Our Program Advising team can help you at any stage of the admissions process—starting with identifying the program that best addresses your learning and development goals. Contact a program advisor via email or call 1.800.427.5577 (outside the U.S., call +1.617.495.6555).

Application Submission

We recommend that you apply at least four weeks before the program start date. You may use our online form or download an application. HBS maintains all application information in strict confidentiality. We acknowledge receipt of applications via email. In the unlikely event that you do not receive an acknowledgment, please email us at exed_admissions@hbs.edu or call us at +1.617.495.6226.

Application Review

To optimize the learning experience and maximize the exchange of ideas, our Admissions Committee makes selections that balance each participant's experience, scope of current responsibilities, and type of organization. HBS seeks candidates who reflect a broad range of industries, functions, countries, and backgrounds. We review applications monthly and will contact you via email with the Admissions Committee's decision.

Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

The program fee covers tuition, e-books, and online case materials. No payment is necessary until you have been accepted. Payment is required prior to the program start date. If you need to cancel participation, you must submit your request in writing more than 14 days before the program start date to receive a full refund. Cancellations received 7 to 14 days before the program start date are subject to a payment of 50 percent of the program fee. Requests received within 7 days of the program start date are subject to full payment of the program fee.

Admissions Criteria and Process

Answering Your Questions

Application Submission

Application Review

Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

What You Will Learn

This nonprofit leadership program engages you in a rich learning experience that includes dynamic faculty presentations, case studies, and group discussions. Led by HBS faculty with expertise in board leadership and nonprofit management, you will examine how effective boards maintain mission clarity, forge productive relationships with CEOs, structure and manage important alliances, drive organizational performance, and achieve financial sustainability.

What You Will Learn: This nonprofit leadership program engages you in a rich learning experience that includes dynamic faculty presentations, case studies, and group discussions. Led by HBS faculty with expertise in board leadership and nonprofit management, you will examine how effective boards maintain mission clarity, forge productive relationships with CEOs, structure and manage important alliances, drive organizational performance, and achieve financial sustainability.

Program Format

The program will take place over six half days: Thursday, Oct. 21 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Eastern Time (ET), and Monday, Oct. 25 through Friday, Oct. 29 from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM ET daily. Live online classes will run 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM ET. Participants will spend one hour with their discussion groups in the mornings before classes on Monday, Oct. 25 through Friday, Oct. 29 from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM ET. Select days will also feature networking sessions or open conversations with faculty. The program sessions take place via the Zoom platform. Please note that there are no live program sessions scheduled from Friday, Oct. 22 through Sunday, Oct. 24.

Collaborative learning is an integral part of the experience. To maximize the benefit for everyone, you are expected to attend every session, complete all assignments, and contribute effectively in the class and in small groups. We recommend setting aside 10-15 hours over the course of the program for self-paced work, including case prep.

Program Format

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Board leadership Board leadership

Creating innovative leadership models
Focusing on defining the organization's mission for greatest impact
Clarifying board roles and responsibilities
Planning for CEO succession

Strategic stewardship Strategic stewardship

Assessment of strategic options such as downsizing, mergers, and new revenue streams
New types of governance frameworks
Novel fundraising strategies

Performance measurement Performance measurement

Establishment of meaningful metrics to assess organizational performance
Role of the board in driving measurement activities
Performance measurement systems

Financial oversight Financial oversight

New versus traditional oversight models
Impact of media attention on nonprofit finances
Processes for ongoing accountability and regulatory compliance

Key Topics

Board leadership

Creating innovative leadership models
Focusing on defining the organization's mission for greatest impact
Clarifying board roles and responsibilities
Planning for CEO succession

Strategic stewardship

Assessment of strategic options such as downsizing, mergers, and new revenue streams
New types of governance frameworks
Novel fundraising strategies

Performance measurement

Establishment of meaningful metrics to assess organizational performance
Role of the board in driving measurement activities
Performance measurement systems

Financial oversight

New versus traditional oversight models
Impact of media attention on nonprofit finances
Processes for ongoing accountability and regulatory compliance

The HBS Advantage

Our Executive Education programs are developed and taught by HBS faculty who are widely recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.

Faculty Chair

Herman B. 'Dutch' Leonard

Harvard Business School:

Eliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration

Harvard Kennedy School:

George F. Baker, Jr. Professor of Public Sector Management Teaching Programs

HBS Unit:

General Management

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Faculty

Lynda M. Applegate

Baker Foundation Professor and Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration, Emerita

HBS Units:

Entrepreneurial Management

General Management

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Christine L. Exley

Assistant Professor of Business Administration

HBS Unit:

Negotiation, Organizations & Markets

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V. Kasturi Rangan

Baker Foundation Professor, Malcolm P. Mcnair Professor of Marketing, Emeritus

HBS Unit:

Marketing

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The HBS Advantage: Our Executive Education programs are developed and taught by HBS faculty who are widely recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.

Faculty Chair

Herman B. 'Dutch' Leonard

Harvard Business School:

Eliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration

Harvard Kennedy School:

George F. Baker, Jr. Professor of Public Sector Management Teaching Programs

HBS Unit:

General Management

Read Full Bio

Faculty

Lynda M. Applegate

Baker Foundation Professor and Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration, Emerita

HBS Units:

Entrepreneurial Management

General Management

Read Full Bio

Christine L. Exley

Assistant Professor of Business Administration

HBS Unit:

Negotiation, Organizations & Markets

Read Full Bio

V. Kasturi Rangan

Baker Foundation Professor, Malcolm P. Mcnair Professor of Marketing, Emeritus

HBS Unit:

Marketing

Read Full Bio