H a r v a r d | B u s i n e s s | S c h o o lExecutive EducationTo fulfill their mission, nonprofit organizations depend on their board for strong, innovative leadership. Governing for Nonprofit Excellence 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.
To fulfill their mission, nonprofit organizations depend on their board for strong, innovative leadership. Governing for Nonprofit Excellence 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.
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.
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.
When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method.
When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method.
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:
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:
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.
Herman B. 'Dutch' Leonard
Eliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School. George F. Baker, Jr. Professor of Public Sector Management Teaching Programs, Harvard Kennedy School. Member of the General Management Unit; cochair of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative; faculty chair of "Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management" and "Governing for Nonprofit Excellence"; faculty cochair of "Risk Management for Corporate Leaders: From Compliance to Competitive Advantage"; and faculty cochair of "Performance Measurement for Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations."
Lynda M. Applegate
Baker Foundation Professor. Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration, Emerita. Member of the Entrepreneurial Management and the General Management Units; and faculty cochair of "OPM Renew."
Christine L. Exley
Assistant Professor of Business Administration. Member of the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit.
V. Kasturi Rangan
Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing. Cochair of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative. Member of the Marketing Unit; and cochair of "Managing Sales Teams and Distribution Channels."
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.
Herman B. 'Dutch' Leonard
Eliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School. George F. Baker, Jr. Professor of Public Sector Management Teaching Programs, Harvard Kennedy School. Member of the General Management Unit; cochair of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative; faculty chair of "Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management" and "Governing for Nonprofit Excellence"; faculty cochair of "Risk Management for Corporate Leaders: From Compliance to Competitive Advantage"; and faculty cochair of "Performance Measurement for Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations."
Lynda M. Applegate
Baker Foundation Professor. Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration, Emerita. Member of the Entrepreneurial Management and the General Management Units; and faculty cochair of "OPM Renew."
Christine L. Exley
Assistant Professor of Business Administration. Member of the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit.
V. Kasturi Rangan
Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing. Cochair of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative. Member of the Marketing Unit; and cochair of "Managing Sales Teams and Distribution Channels."
