ESC Nonprofit Board of Directors Professional Training and Tools

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ESC's Nonprofit Board of Directors Training:

• Illinois State-Mandated Sexual Harassment Training

  • Tuesday, December 8, 2020, 9-10:30 am CT

  • Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/state-mandated-sexual-harassment-prevention-training-tickets-126336886027?aff=esc

• Nonprofit Development Now: Senior Philanthropic Leaders Provide Advice for Fundraising in the Current Climate

  • Thursday, March 11, 2021, 9:00 am - 10:00 am CT

  • Moderator: Upneet Teji, Panel Moderator & Officer, Business Services Group, Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. & ESC Board Member

  • Panelists: Rachelle Jervis, President & CEO, Executive Service Corps (ESC), Shelley A. Davis, CEO, Coleman Foundation, Sean Garrett, President & CEO, United Way of Metro Chicago, Brenda Asare, President & CEO, The Alford Group, Alicia Gonzalez, Executive Director, Cubs Charities, at Chicago Cubs, Shawn Jeffers, Executive Director, Little City Foundation, and Gillian Darlow, Chief Executive Officer, Polk Bros. Foundation

  • Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/escs-nonprofit-development-now-panel-discussion-tickets-126844056989?aff=esc

• 2021 Future of Philanthropy: Nonprofit Leaders Discuss their Predictions and Preparations (On-demand)

• Increase Inclusion by Ending Micro-Aggressions: Nonprofit Stakeholder Training (On-demand)

  • Presented by Alexandria Simms, ESC Engagement Manager and Executive Coach​

• Nonprofit Board Members' Role in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (On-demand)

  • Presented by Terra Winston, MBA, ESC Executive Coach and Board Member​

• Leading a Nonprofit’s Staff (On-demand, filmed 2019)

  • ​Presented By Rachelle Jervis, President & CEO, Executive Service Corps interviews Colleen Harvey, Executive Director of Playworks Illinois and Nonprofit Advisory Council Member

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ESC's free Nonprofit Board of Directors Reports & Tools Articles:

• Nonprofit Board Member Annual Board Service Assessment

  • This is a tool for nonprofit board member assessment. This matrix can be used by Executive Directors, Board Chairpersons, Governance Committee Chairpersons, or as a self-assessment tool.

• Nonprofit Board Member Give Get Survey Report

 

ESC's free Nonprofit Board of Directors Articles:

1. Inclusive Nonprofit Budgets: A Guide by the Executive Service Corps (ESC) (Published November 2020)

2. Nonprofit Legal Issues (Published July 2020)

3. How to Teach Children about Charity: Philanthropic begins at Birth (Published May 2020)

4. How to Make Your Video Conference Calls More Secure: 15 Fast + Free Ways (Published Apr 2020)

   • En Español: Cómo Hacer que sus Llamadas de Videoconferencia Sean Más Seguras: 15 Formas Rápidas y Gratuitas

5. How to Manage Remote Volunteers (Published Apr 2020)

6. 10 Free Video Conferencing Solutions (Published Apr 2020)

   • En Español: 10 Soluciones Gratuitas de Videoconferencia

7. How to Lead Remotely (Published Apr 2020)

   • En Español: Cómo Liderar de Forma Remota

8. Nonprofit Mergers: Tips, Presentation, + Tools (Published Apr 2020)

9. ESC's Guide to Listening (Published Mar 2020)

   • En Español: La Guía de Escucha de Executive Service Corps (ESC)

10. 15 Ways to Create “Belonging” at your Nonprofit (Published 2020)

11. Comprehension Masters (Published 2020)

12. What Leaders Really Do (Published 2020)

13. What Makes an Effective Executive (Published 2020)

14. 3 Sample Progressive Discipline Policies (Published 2020)

15. Leading a Nonprofit’s Staff By Rachelle Jervis, President & CEO, Executive Service Corps interviews Colleen Harvey, Executive Director of Playworks Illinois (Filmed 2019)

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