LL-567 Working with the Community: Boards to Volunteers

This course offers students the opportunity to investigate the structure of effective for-profit and not-for-profit boards. Students will draw upon knowledge and experience to investigate the principles of board governance, the differences and similarities in the structures of for-profit and not-for-profit boards, the roles and responsibilities of board leaders and members, and the importance of diversity on boards. In addition, methodology for effective and productive board meetings, as well as strategies for establishing goals centered on organizational mission will be discovered. Students will focus on the integral nature of effective collaboration. Strategies for effectively working with volunteers will also be explored.

Credits

3