Page 1 of 10 Leading Change. Together. WISCONSIN UNIVERSI Y OF WISCON IN- MAD I 0 CSCS 801 / MHR 765: NONPROFIT BOARD LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FALL 2018 SYLLABUS WEDNESDAYS, 6-8PM I GRAINGER HALL I ROOM 2335 "A good board is a victory, not a gift." - Cyril 0. Houle COURSE TEAM Dennis Johnson, MBA, is a Founder & Managing Partner at Sort Sol Group and a Certified Governance Trainer with BoardSource. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the corporate, nonprofit, and philanthropic sectors to his coaching and consulting work. Dennis holds his Master's in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska's Gallup Leadership Institute and received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin. He currently serves as the Secretary for the International Coaching Federation - Wisconsin Chapter. Kathie Nichols, MBA, serves as Program Coordinator with Sort Sol Group. She brings more than 23 years of nonprofit work experience, having served as the Business Administrator for a 1,000-member church in Madison from 1990 through 2013. Kathie also has a wealth of nonprofit Boards of Directors experience, currently serving on two Madison-area nonprofit boards. Ben Williams, MPA, is a Founder and Managing Partner at Sort Sol Group. He provides one- on-one advising, delivers nonprofit education on collaboration, strategy, finance, business planning and capacity building topics. Ben received his Master's degree in Public Affairs from the La Follette School of Public Affairs. He currently serves as Vice Chair for United Way of Dane County's Nonprofit Board Training Committee. CAMPUS ADVISORS Mary Beth Collins, JD, has experience as a teacher, attorney, and nonprofit professional. She has always been passionate about the strength and well-being of communities, families, and mission-based enterprises. She uses the skills she has used in her career to assist the SoHE Centers of Excellence in their strategic and operational goals and supports various special initiatives on campus focusing on community engagement and campus climate. She is also a member of the advisory team that facilitates the Applied Master's program at SoHE, and is the instructor of record for a series of one-credit courses that meet the Professional Skills requirement of that master's degree program; these courses deliver community wisdom to students and allow students opportunities to apply skills to their area of substantive study and interest
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Leading Change. Together.
WISCONSIN UNIVERSI Y OF WISCON IN- MADI 0
CSCS 801 / MHR 765: NONPROFIT BOARD LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
FALL 2018 SYLLABUS
WEDNESDAYS, 6-8PM I GRAINGER HALL I ROOM 2335
"A good board is a victory, not a gift." - Cyril 0. Houle
COURSE TEAM
Dennis Johnson, MBA, is a Founder & Managing Partner at Sort Sol Group and a Certified
Governance Trainer with BoardSource. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the
corporate, nonprofit, and philanthropic sectors to his coaching and consulting work. Dennis
holds his Master's in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska's Gallup
Leadership Institute and received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin. He
currently serves as the Secretary for the International Coaching Federation - Wisconsin
Chapter.
Kathie Nichols, MBA, serves as Program Coordinator with Sort Sol Group. She brings more
than 23 years of nonprofit work experience, having served as the Business Administrator for a
1,000-member church in Madison from 1990 through 2013. Kathie also has a wealth of
nonprofit Boards of Directors experience, currently serving on two Madison-area nonprofit
boards.
Ben Williams, MPA, is a Founder and Managing Partner at Sort Sol Group. He provides one
on-one advising, delivers nonprofit education on collaboration, strategy, finance, business
planning and capacity building topics. Ben received his Master's degree in Public Affairs from
the La Follette School of Public Affairs. He currently serves as Vice Chair for United Way of
Dane County's Nonprofit Board Training Committee.
CAMPUS ADVISORS
Mary Beth Collins, JD, has experience as a teacher, attorney, and nonprofit professional.
She has always been passionate about the strength and well-being of communities, families,
and mission-based enterprises. She uses the skills she has used in her career to assist the
SoHE Centers of Excellence in their strategic and operational goals and supports various
special initiatives on campus focusing on community engagement and campus climate. She is also a member of the advisory team that facilitates the Applied Master's program at SoHE,
and is the instructor of record for a series of one-credit courses that meet the Professional
Skills requirement of that master's degree program; these courses deliver community
wisdom to students and allow students opportunities to apply skills to their area of
substantive study and interest
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Sherry Wagner-Henry, MBA, is the director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration in the
Wisconsin School of Business, and geeks out over board leadership and development. She
started a course like this w hen teaching and leading the Arts and Cultural Leadership
Program at the Unive rsity of Minnesota, and decided it was the first class she wa nted to
create w hen she arrived at UW-Madison. Sherry currently serves on the boards of Forwa rd
Theater in Madison, USITT, and the Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE), and
is now the Cha ir for board development for all three organizations!
CONTACT
Primary Contact:
Email:
Office hours:
Phone:
COURSE READING
Kathie Nichols, Program Coordinator, Sort Sol Group
kath ie@sortsolg rou p.org
Arranged by Appointment
608-695-6755
The Governance Series: the third edition of Board Source's groundbreaking series helps
board members, chief executives and senior staff understand the fundamental elements of
service common to most boards. (Purchased directly through Sort Sol Group at cost, which is $50 for a PDF set. Please bring a card or check payable to SSG in this amount on the first night of class, September 5.)
COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OVERVIEW
This service-learning course engages graduate students w ho seek an opportunity to
develop a commitment to community and civic engagement through volunteer
leadership of nonprofit organizations in Madison/Dane County.
Students w ill enroll for 3 credits over two semesters (2 credits in the Fall and 1 credit in
the Spring . They w ill serve on the boards of nonprofits (in a non-voting capacity) and
complete an independent governance project for their assigned nonprofit by the end of
the second semester.
Students w ill meet a total of thirteen (13) times in the fall semester on Wed nesday evenings
from 6-8pm. Deliverables, in addition to a final project, w ill include reflection, individual
participation, self and peer evaluation.
Outside of regular class time, students w ill meet w ith the Program Coordinator at least
once over the course of the semester to discuss the governance project development.
They w ill also have the opportunity for small group coaching on projects during some
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classes.
Students will also attend individual board meetings, advisor/mentor meetings, public
events, and board committee meetings for their community partner organization. This is
where the majority of time is used in preparation for understanding the culture and needs
of the organization in order to develop an appropriate project.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of the course, each student should be able to:
1. Understand and articulate to colleagues the governance issues facing nonprofit
organizations.
2. Recognize and separate the differing roles and responsibilities of board members and
executive directors, as well as the challenges both encounter in working to support
the mission, vision and values of the organization together.
3. Extend their network and experience in forging relationships with a diverse set of
community members who come together over a shared passion for impact and
change.
COURSE TOPICS
Within this course, the following topics will be explored in the context of building higher
impact board governance: roles and responsibilities of board members, legal aspects of
nonprofits/advocacy, financial management, strategic planning/collaboration, fund
development, structures and the board/staff partnership.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
All students will serve on a nonprofit governance board as part of this course. Their
service will include involvement in working committees or a project with the board chair,
committee chair, executive director, or other staff member. By the end of the course,
students will be:
KNOWING
a. Explain the responsibilities of a non-profit governance board including the duties
of the board chair and board members.
b. Describe the key strategic and tactical issues being addressed by their
organization's board .
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c. Examine how to develop working committees with the needed roles and skills to
address an issue.
DOING
a. Demonstrate the processes and protocols used by a board to shepherd key issues
through decision-making and into action by the organization.
b. Work with a variety of board members and organizational staff to develop and
implement an approach that addresses an important challenge of the organization.
BEING
a. Identify how their knowledge, experiences and skills are most valuable in board
service.
b. Examine the value of boards and board membership to themselves and their
organization .
INSPIRING
a. Articulate the ways in which boards can motivate organizations to be successful.
b. Reflect on their own professional development strategy for improving their value
to future boards.
NETWORKING
a. Utilize effective team-based and interpersonal communication skills as a means to
build their professional network with board members and leaders.
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COURSE CALENDAR/SCHEDULE
The schedule, policies and assignments are subject to change in the event of extenuating
circumstances or by notification of the course team.
All class meetings in Grainger Hall Room 2335.
Guest Speakers: invited & subject to change
Date Topic Instructor/ Guest(s)
Module 1: Welcome, Induction, Sherry Wagner-Henry
Sept. 5 & Orientation Board Partner Organizations
Module 2: Roles & Sep. 12 Responsibilities Dennis Johnson
Nonprofit Board Leadership Dennis Johnson & Sherry Wagner-Henry Friday Workshop : Strategic Grainger Hall 1310 - Plenary Sept. 14 Recruitment of a Diverse Board 9am-4pm. Funded by P&G Sept. 19 NO CLASS
Module 3: Board Structures & Kathie Nichols
Sept. 26 Meetings Guest, TBA
Module 4: Strategy Development Ben Williams
Oct. 3 & Collaboration Guest, TBA
Module 5: Nonprofit Finance & Ben Williams
Oct. 10 Business Models Guest, TBA -
Module 6: Resource Kathie Nichols Oct. 17 Development Michelle Green, UW Foundation
Module 7: Legal, Advocacy & Dennis Johnson
Oct. 24 Community Engagement Cedric Johnson, MG&E
Oct. 31 Halloween - NO CLASS
Module 8: Trends in the Sector/ Dennis Johnson
Nov 7 Social Justice Guest, TBA Learning to Action Board Recruitment, Onboarding,
& Engagement Student Led - Team #1
Nov. 14 Board Structures & Meetings Student Led - Team #2
Nov. 21 Thanksgiving Recess - NO CLASS Nonprofit Finance & Business
Models Student Led - Team #3
Nov. 28 Resource Development Student Led - Team #4
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Strategy Development &
Collaboration
Trends in the Sector/ Social Student Led - Team #5
Dec. 5. Justice Student Led - Team #6
Dec. 12 Project Pitches (6-9p)
Dec. 19 Impact Project ldea(s) Due - NO CLASS
COURSE GRADES
Grades will be kept up to date, and at any time, you are welcome to discuss your progress in
the course.
Grading for the Fall 2018 Semester will be based on the following:
Attendance & In-class Participation (See Appendix A)
Engagement w ith Community Partner (See Appendix B)
SWOT Analysis, 2-3 Biggest Challenges and Project Proposal
Student Led Discussion (See Appendix C)
15%
40%
30%
15%
P for PROGRESS GRADE IN FALL: Because the class and grade is the accumulation of both
Fall and Spring semester learning and evaluation, students will be assigned a "P" for Progress
at the end of the Fall term. Grades from the fall will move over to Spring semester w here they
wi ll be integrated into the fall grade, given at the end of Spring semester.
Grading for the Spring 2019 Semester wil l be based on the following :
Attendance & In-class Participation (See Appendix A)
Engagement w ith Community Partner (See Appendix B)
Case Studies &/or Reflection Papers
Impact Project Presentation (See Appendix C)
Using the above figures, grades will be issued using these averages: