Food for Thought

• Date: 01 September 2015
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/bl.30027
• Published date: 01 September 2015

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“The relevant challenge

is whether elements in

its conceptual design are

unnecessary.

Yet that is rarely, if ever,

where criticisms begin.

Instead they begin with

practices based on those

elements—practices that

might be inconvenient,

unfamiliar, or simply too

much trouble.

The long-established

mind-set of governance

has been one of few

rules and unclear

accountabilities. It is not

surprising that significant

enhancement of the role

will, to many, feel too rigid

for years to come.”

“On a Personal Note: Is Policy

Governance Rigid?” by John Carver.

Board Leadership, Volume 2012,

Issue 119, January/February 2012.

Jossey Bass/Wiley Periodicals Inc.,

San Francisco.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

One of the two major opportunities

that IPGA provides each year for con-

sultants and experienced practitioners

(defined as those who have worked with

their board for at least two full annual

monitoring cycles) to come together for

enriched learning and networking.

Our focus for this September’s

event will be on:

•Improving our knowledge and

skills for coaching our clients.

•The implications of antitrust

legislation.

•Designing the purpose and

content of future IPGA

Consultants’ Forums.

Program and Registration now avail-

able at http://bit.ly/IPGAConsForum

Sept2015

The next face-to-face Consultants’

Forum will be held February 19 and

20, 2016, in Orlando, Florida.

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Administrative Support

(Board Secretary) Workshop

— Toronto, Ontario, Canada

A one-day session with Catherine

M. Raso, CMR Governance Consulting.

For more information visit www

.CMRaso.com

OCTOBER 20, 2015

An Introduction to Policy

Governance

— Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

A one-day session with Jannice

Moore of The Governance Coach for

new and prospective board members,

executives, and staff who provide

administrative board support.

For more information contact

marian@governancecoach.com

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Advanced Policy Governance

Application: The Power of

Monitoring and Future-Focused

Board Agendas

— Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

A one-day session with Jannice

Moore of The Governance Coach for

board members, board chairs, CEOs,

and administrative staff who want an

in-depth look and advanced applica-

tion of Policy Governance to help

them achieve mastery of Policy Gov-

ernance, with particular attention to

monitoring and future-focused board

agendas.

For more information contact

marian@governancecoach.com

MARCH 11–12, 2016

An Introductory Training

in Policy Governance

— Atlanta, Georgia, USA

No prior knowledge of the Policy

Governance model is required. Con-

ducted by Miriam Carver.

For more information see http://

www.carvergovernance.com/train.htm

BOARDSOURCE

Throughout the year, BoardSource

organizes a range of webinars and

training events for US nonprofit board

leaders.

For more information see http://bit

.ly/BdSourceEvents

HOLACRACY

Holacracy is not a system for the

work of boards but does bring struc-

ture and discipline to a peer-to-peer

workplace. HolacracyOne offers a

range of events from free introduc-

tory webinars to advanced immersive

trainings.

For more information see http://

events.holacracy.org/

Events

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& DELIBERATION (NCDD)

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