1-DAY SEMINAR: MAY 26, 2010
9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Are you a director? Have you been asked to be a board member? Do you really know what you’ve agreed to? Be it the board of a government, not-for-profit, volunteer or business organization, you need to know the details of your responsibilities. With the current culture of transparency and accountability, not being fully aware of the role you’ve agreed to or expect your board members to play can be detrimental to individual board members and the organization as a whole. During this one-day seminar, board members will have the opportunity to network with members from a variety of organizations. They will leave this seminar equipped with the knowledge and confidence to improve their performance as a board.
Board Governance Fundamentals is a required course for the Series for Managing Non-Profit Organizations.
“A valuable learning opportunity for the new board members and veteran directors, as well as officers and staff who work with boards.“ Lorraine Brenton Halifax Port Authority
PROGRAM CONTENT
- Learn what boards are responsible for both as individual board members and as a governing body
- How to discharge Board responsibilities for financial management
- Who is responsible for the strategic direction of the organization
- Board requirements to perform risk assessment
- Who are the stakeholders and what do they want from the organization
- Statutory requirements for profit oriented and not-for-profit organizations
- Board responsibilities for supervision of staff and executive officers
- Analysis of the relationship between the Board and management and development of framework
Facilitator: Debi Peverill
Debi J. Peverill, CA
Debi Peverill is a veteran speaker known for her sense of humour and the depth of her financial knowledge. She holds a Bachelor in Commerce (Honours in Accounting) from Dalhousie University and a Chartered Accountant designation from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. She spent ten years with national accounting firms before founding her own public accounting firm, Peverill & Associates, in 1988. SBR Communications was founded in 1998 to separate the growing volume of training and speaking business from the accounting practice. In March 2006, SBR published Debi’s first book, Organize So That The Taxes Don’t Kill You, a primer on income tax for business owners and managers.
Debi has been teaching certificate and diploma courses at Saint Mary’s University for many years. She has also provided financial training to participants of the HRDC Self Employed Assistance program, and facilitated taxation seminars for a number of community groups and the general public. The feedback from previous participants testifies that Debi presents what appear to be boring or complicated topics in an easy to understand and humorous manner.
FEE
$410 + HST
Includes refreshment breaks, lunches, seminar material, and a certificate of completion
| LOCATION |
Saint Mary’s University Campus
4th Floor, Sobey Building, 903 Robie Street
| REGISTER |
REGISTER ONLINE for this seminar
FAX your Registration Form
CALL 420.5638 or 1.800.877.0874
In-House Training and Group Discounts Available
