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Executive Certificate in Nonprofit Governance
Overview
The Executive Certificate in Nonprofit Governance (ECNG) is a 3-day program offered through 6 half-day modules. Participants must complete all six modules and tests to be eligible for the certificate.
Who Can Attend
Anyone currently serving on a Nonprofit Board or a senior executive in business or nonprofit sector aspiring to serve on a Nonprofit Board.
The Program
The program will teach essential concepts and principles of serving on the board of directors of a nonprofit corporation incorporating evidenced-based research, case studies, appropriate legal issues and situational learning delivered by expert practitioners and scholars in the area of Nonprofit Governance and philanthropy.
The six-modules are as follows:
Importance of Nonprofits
- U.S. Nonprofit Environment
- The Nonprofit Landscape
Nonprofit Law Basics and Governance Practices for Directors
- Introduction to Nonprofit Law
- Functional Oversight and Responsibilities
- Fiduciary Duties
- Governance Best Practices
- Texas State Statutes affecting Nonprofits and Regulation
- Federal Tax Law: Permitted Activities & Political Activity
- Other Common Legal Issues
Directors’ Duties
- Duty of Care and Obedience
- How must a Director perform legal duties
- Protections for Nonprofit Directors
- What Directors should know about the organization
- Role of the Board of Directors
Introduction to Governance
Choosing the Right Directors
- Skills/Competencies/Behavior/Diversification
- Job Description and Commitment
- Role of the Governance Committee
Director Education
- IECG, NACD, CFT, CNM
Director Evaluation
- Board
- Individual
Board Dynamics
- How Directors Behave
Director Succession
Introduction to Governance Capital Model
An Essential Nonprofit Skill: Ethics at any Cost
- Why dedicate this time to Ethics?
- Ethical Issues and Standards
- Conflicts of Interest, Reputation Risks and Compliance Policies
- Implementation and Next Steps
Strategic Planning and Organizational Performance
- The Role of the Board in Strategy and Organizational Performance
- Mindset and Qualification of Members
- The Role of the Non-Executive Chair
- The Development Committee/Earned Income
- Board Retreat
Risk Management for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Budgeting, Accounting, Audit and Finance Committees
- Audit, Finance and Investment Committee Roles and Responsibilities
- Oversight of the Internal Audit Function (if it exists)
- Oversight of the External Auditor
- Oversight of Financial Risks and Internal Controls
- Financial Reporting and Users of Financial Statements
- Communication Among the Audit Committee, Auditors and the CFO
- External Disclosure and Assessing Performance
Budgeting, Accounting & Audit Issues Discussion Panel
What every Director needs to Know about the 990
CEO Leadership and Compensation Issues
People
- Nonprofit People Leadership
- Staff and Volunteer Development
Pay
- Compensation Issues
- How To Compensate the Executive Director
- Compensation Committee
- Compensation Literacy for Members
- Compensation Reporting to Donors and Others
- Live Discussion with Compensation Consultant
Process
- Executive Session
- Executive Evaluations
- Executive Director Succession Planning
Directors and Officers Insurance
Successful Board Meetings
- Board performance impacts nonprofit effectiveness
- Effective board roles and responsibilities
- Successful board structure and meetings
- Effective board members and committees
- Improving board performance
- Tools to help build an effective board
- Your board to-do list
The Role of the Board in Fundraising
Cyber Security Governance
- Broad overview of the role of Cyber Security for Corporate Governance
- Malware, Information Governance and Risk, Cyber Security in the Boardroom, Cloud/Data/AI/Social Media Governance and Trustworthy Machine Learning
- What should be the roles and responsibilities of the Corporate Officers and the Board with respect to Cyber Security Governance as well as the Governance of the emerging technologies? (e.g., Cloud, Data, AI, and Social Media)
Executive Certificate in Nonprofit Governance
Who should attend: Potential and Present Directors of Nonprofit Organizations.
This certificate program will provide everything a potential director needs to know about being on the board of a nonprofit organization. Also, for present nonprofit directors, it will provide information you should have known before you said yes!
Participants must complete all six modules and tests to be eligible for the certificate.
3.8 CPE credit hours available per module. No prerequisites required.
Fall Classes
Modules 5 & 6 – November 13, 2024
Spring 2025 Classes
Modules 1 & 2 – February 20, 2025
Modules 3 & 4 – April 3, 2025
Modules 5 & 6 -May 8, 2025
Tentatively, classes will be held at The Naveen Jindal School of Management located at UT Dallas. Typically, the schedule for two modules taught on the same day is 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Breakfast and lunch are provided. Please note the schedule and teaching modality of classes may be subject to change.
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