A strong and dedicated Board of Directors is essential to the success of an organization. More importantly, study after study shows that organizations benefit from having women on their boards.

As a board member, board chair, executive director or manager, your non-profit and professional career will benefit from this workshop designed to enhance your effectiveness and sharpen your skills as a board member, or as an employee acting in support of a board.

Topics include:

• Roles, Duties and Responsibilities
• Assessing Performance
• Benefits of Gender Diversity
• Effective Decision-Making

A strong and dedicated Board of Directors is essential to the success of an organization. More importantly, study after study shows that organizations benefit from having women on their boards.

As a board member, board chair, executive director or manager, your non-profit and professional career will benefit from this workshop designed to enhance your effectiveness and sharpen your skills as a board member, or as an employee acting in support of a board.

Topics include:

• Secrets of highly functioning Boards
• Increase your participation’s effectiveness
• Adding value to the Board Effective
• Communication and managing conflicts

This workshop is designed to help directors, staff and others involved in non-profit organizations better understand the roles and responsibilities of the Board and staff as well as best practices of good governance, including tips, techniques, and tools.

 Part 1: Defining “governance” 

• Role, duties and obligations of the Board of Directors
• Liability of directors
• Role, duties and obligations of management
• Role of committees

 Part 2: Good governance & best practices

• Composition of Board & Board terms
• Role of the Chair
• Relationship between the CEO/ED and the Board
• Evaluation of Board and CEO
• Policies and procedures

Good governance is about establishing efficient and effective oversight for businesses. It is also about developing processes for making and implementing decisions and identifying and managing risk.

”Subject-matter experts, Alyson Townsend and Trisha Perry from Resonance Inc. will elaborate on the following topics:

• Role and duties of the Shareholders, the Board & management
• The constitution of a Board – who, how many, terms
• Decision making by a Board – quorum , resolutions, voting
• Standards of Performance – fiduciary duty and duty of care, business judgment, due diligence
• Best Practices for Boards

Wondering how to implement a corporate governance structure for your startup?

Subject-matter experts, Alyson Townsend and Trisha Perry from Resonance, a Saint John based firm, will guide you through the process during this 3 hours workshop.

You will learn:

• What is “Governance”
• Why is it important to me?
• Do I want to incorporate?
• Shareholders, Boards and Management
• The legal governance framework : Statutes, Regulations, Articles, Bylaws and shareholders agreements
• Practical Considerations when setting up a Board of Directors

The workshop covers:

• “Governance” and its basic components
• What constitutes good governance
• Obligations imposed on the Board/Association by its private Act
• Ensuring compliance with the Act
• Responsibilities of the Board/Association as a result of self-regulation

Are you interested in joining a board, but feel you need to know more?

This session is fundamental for women who are interested in serving on boards but have not yet had the opportunity. It provides everything you should know about joining a board, what is to be expected once you become a board member, and how it can help your career.

Topics include:

• Importance of Gender Diversity on Boards
• Board Fundamentals
• What is expected of you as a director
• Choosing the right board to match interests and skills

This workshop will examine the critical role of the Board Chair from the selection process and orientation to the best practices on how to build trust with stakeholders, manage group dynamics and relationship between the CEO/Executive Director.

Participants will learn:

• The role and responsibilities of the Board Chair
• First steps for an incoming Chair
• How to conduct a Board meeting
• Facilitating through conflict
• Providing feedback to the CEO/Executive Director
• How to measure success

To understand the impact of mental health on the workplace, this workshop will outline the duties and responsibilities of both employer and employee in the context of mental health and provide practical advice as to how to build and maintain a supportive and accommodating work environment.

You will learn:

• The impact of mental health issues in the workplace.
• How to identify mental health issues.
• Legal obligations of the employer and the employee.
• How to build a supportive work environment.
• How to promote mental health well-being.
• How to manage conflict in a respectful supportive manner.

“People have different opinions, different talents, and different abilities; respectful communication involves the ability to effectively assert your own views and fully listen to the views of others”.¹

In this workshop, facilitators from Resonance Inc. will train management level employees on:

• Workplace harassment and bullying
• Recognizing offensive behaviors
• Legal and practical consequences
• Behavioral influences
• Creating a respectful working environment
• Giving effective feedback

¹: Gatty, A. (2015, May 07). How Respectful Communication Boosts Morale and Productivity in the Workplace. Retrieved from https://www.allbusiness.com/re­spectful-communication-boosts-morale-productivity-workplace-22074-1.html