Inclusive Boards for a Diverse Community Facilitated by: Just Communities (formerly- National Conference for Community and Justice- NCCJ) in partnership with iBossWell, Inc.	Has your agency struggled with how to build a more diverse board?  Through this Program your organization will receive: 1.      Customized day-long workshop designed and delivered exclusively to your board and staff leadership; 2.      1 or 2 new non-Anglo board members – we already have a number of recruits signed up from NWA institutions such as Wal-Mart, P&G and the University of Arkansas – who will be well-trained on all aspects of serving on a non-profit board. 3.      Special Training for Executive Director and Board Officer(s) on diversity and inclusiveness.
Date and Time: May 28, 2008 -  2pm – 5pm and June 6, 2008 -  Noon – 6pm Follow up retreat for each agency to be determined based on agency’s schedule between Mid-June and Sep 15, 2008	Targeted Population:  Executive directors and board chairs
Location: The Jones Center for Families	Program Value: $11,580 per agency
Maximum number of participants: 10 organizations	Program Fee: $400
Deadline to express interest: March 31, 2008	Program interest may be expressed by: ·        click here ·        Contact: dmcnerney@ibosswell.com  or Val Gonzalez at Just Communities  (479) 927-3055  or Denise McNerney at iBossWell  (913) 642-1416

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DEVELOP YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN

Develop Your Strategic Plan Facilitated by:  iBossWell, Inc.	A critical process for successful business outcomes is the creation and implementation of plans.  How long have you and your board been talking about developing or updating the strategic plan – but you just don’t know where to start or don’t have the funds to hire the consultant?  Well – here’s your opportunity!  Enjoy the services of a professional strategic planning/organizational development consultant who will work with your agency to develop your own – customized strategic plan.  You will not only have a completed plan at the end of this project, you will also have a board and staff well positioned and trained to execute the plan, and a process and tool to assist in the execution.
Day, Date, and Time: §         This customized process will take place between March – early Sep 2008 §         A series of meetings with various groups within the organization including board, committees, staff, will be scheduled to meet participants’ calendars	Targeted Population:  nonprofit organization that currently does not have a strategic plan, or has an outdated strategic plan.
Location:  tbd – based on Agencies choice	Program Value:  $11,200 - $15,700
Maximum number of participants: 1 organization	Program Fee:  $400
Deadline to express interest:  March 14, 2007	Program interest may be expressed by: ·        click here  or ·        Contact:       Denise McNerney 913-642-1416 or  dmcnerney@ibosswell.com

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Name of program My Leadership Path:  Leadership Development Coaching During this 7-month relationship with your professional leadership coach, you will create an individual development plan (IDP) and implement new approaches and practices for success.  Your coach will help you negotiate the challenges that arise in your day to day work-life, as well as on your path of growth, and celebrate your achievements with you.  The Leadership Circle Profile® (TLC) in-depth, multi-rater leadership assessment (360°) will be conducted at the beginning of the seven-month coaching period.  This instrument provides each participant a deep look at how their self-assessment compares to their colleagues’ assessment of their skills and competencies.  The results of this assessment offer significant insights for enhancing self-awareness, which then provides rich information for the coaching engagement to embark on the path of self-management and tremendous growth in emotional intelligence.  (Click here for more information on The Leadership Circle Profile®.)   The program will kick off with 1 brief phone meeting with your coach to introduce the program and set up your on-line assessment tool, followed approximately one month later (on April 30, 2008)  with a ½-day group leadership retreat, where the TLC results will be provided, along with the interpretive guidance.  Then, through September 2008, meet with your coach 6 times to work on your IDP, growth and development, and any current leadership challenges you are facing.  We will also run the People Styles® Inventory for further self-awareness during the second workshop in June 2008.  This additional group workshop held during the month of June to will offer further leadership training and will be scheduled to accommodate participants’ schedules.

Program Goals: §         Enhance leadership skills of nonprofit executives based on their individual needs §         Enhance emotional intelligence through accelerated self-awareness and individual coaching §         Enhance performance of agency through more effective leadership   Program provides: §         Broad and deep feedback to leaders regarding their skills, leadership qualities and behaviors through conducting The Leadership Circle Profile® 360 leadership assessment tool.  Additionally, the People Styles profile instrument will also be completed and reviewed. §         Individualized coaching goals will be determined through interpretation of leadership assessment results §         Six individual coaching sessions (First one or two are face-to-face, subsequent sessions over phone).  Note: if participant desires, select coaching session(s) could include key board member or employee where significant benefit could be gained through “facilitated” conversation. §         Coaching includes creation and implementation of an Individual Development Plan (IDP) §         Two face-to-face group workshops for participants

Program interest may be expressed by: ·        click here or ·        Contact:  dmcnerney@ibosswell.com   or                      Denise McNerney 913-642-1416

Deadline to express your interest is: March 14, 2008

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INCLUSIVE BOARDS FOR A DIVERSE COMMUNITY

Name of program Inclusive Boards for a Diverse Community   Here’s what your nonprofit organization will get for your investment:   ·        Your Board will have 1or 2 new highly talented non-Anglo board members—from NW Arkansas institutions such as Wal-Mart, P & G and the University of Arkansas—who have been well-trained on all aspects of serving on a non-profit board.   ·        Your agency’s board—now newly diversified—will receive an on-site day-long professionally facilitated retreat, tailor made to your agency’s unique needs in becoming more inclusive, coupled with board development and strategic planning for being a higher impact board and organization.   ·        Your Board Chair (or representative) and your ED will have an increased understanding of, commitment to and skills in creating a diverse and inclusive board and organization.   ·        Your agency will complete this program with a larger, stronger, more diverse board and an action plan for building upon this foundation of inclusion.   Due to the Care Foundation’s commitment to helping increase the diversity of nonprofit boards, they are offering this unique program for a fee of only $ 400.   Program details Ultimately, this two-track program will place well-trained non-Anglo board recruits onto nonprofit boards that are trained in cultural competency and high-impact governance.  In track one, this program recruits and trains new non-Anglo board members who want to serve successfully on nonprofit boards. Concurrently, track two provides nonprofit boards with diversity and cultural competency training to help them become more inclusive and successful in building and sustaining a diverse, high-impact board.    To achieve this goal, requirements have been set to help participants—both nonprofit boards and new recruits—be successful.   Nonprofit boards must: Be at least one year old Have a working board with regular meetings Have active board committees Have identified board diversification as one of their strategic goals Commit to sending the key board member and staff senior leader to the two required trainings Approve to accept up to 2 of the new recruits (Interviews will take place during both training sessions.  Facilitators will give careful assessment during the placement process and final placement will consider organizations’ choices) Commit to having key staff and a majority of board members participate in a customized day-long follow-up training for their organization. Completion of a pre & post organizational assessment survey regarding diversity, inclusion, and board effectiveness.   New board recruits will: Be identified by colleagues as a leader and true team player Have been called to “serve” the NWA community Be committed to being placed on one of the participating nonprofit boards Have a letter of support from their employer Be able to commit to full participation of all four 4-hour training sessions Be committed to becoming an active member of a participating nonprofit board   Over the course of several weeks, nonprofit boards will receive their diversity, cultural competency and high-impact board training, while new recruits receive their board readiness training.  After placements are made, each nonprofit will receive a customized day-long workshop for board and staff leadership.   Upon completion, non-Anglo recruits will be empowered to serve as successful board members trained in: Role and responsibilities of nonprofit boards Legal overviews pertaining to board service Board policy development Fundraising ethics and accountability Diversity and cultural awareness Nonprofit financials 101

Program Goals/Objectives/Outcomes Program Goals: §         Increase the number of non-Anglo board members in the area. §         Increase the number of non-profit boards that reflect the diversity of the community they serve. §         Create successful, high-impact boards with cultures that are healthy, diverse and sustainable.   Upon completion, nonprofit boards will be empowered to be successful and inclusive boards trained in: ·         Diversity Awareness ·         Cultural competency ·         Successful and high-impact board practices ·         Building an inclusive boardroom and organization

Program interest may be expressed by: ·        click here ·        Contact:  dmcnerney@ibosswell.com   or Val Gonzalez at Just Communities (479) 927-3055 or Denise McNerney at iBossWell (913) 642-1416   Potential non-Anglo board recruits, please contact Val Gonzalez at Just Communities::  (479) 927-3055 or Denise McNerney at iBossWell 913-642-1416.

Deadline to express your interest is: March 31, 2008

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DEVELOP YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN

Name of program: A critical process for successful business outcomes is the creation and implementation of plans.  Effective leadership guides this process though aligning all activities with the plan and providing the support and resources for their teams to successfully accomplish that plan.  This takes high-level skills, including exemplary board and operational leadership, as well as keen business acumen.  Developing the plan is not an easy task.  Typically most organizations are much more successful at creating the plan when they have an experienced outside consultant facilitate the process.  Since such a process is not a one-day project, utilizing such outside services can be timely and expensive.  This program provides the skills of an experienced consultant/facilitator, coupled with the efficiencies of a new technology tool for plan development and tracking that can help to make the process more efficient – and thus less costly.   During this project, your organization will be Beta site for this new tool.

Program Goals: §         Develop a complete strategic plan for the organization, setting their roadmap for the next 3 years. §         Involve board and staff through a professionally facilitated, customized 5 month process. Process will include a series of meetings with various groups within the organization including: Board of Directors and Staff Leadership Planning Committee – includes several board members + select staff Staff leadership Staff – including a broader group – up to all staff – for inclusion in a reasonable/appropriate format Possibly other key external stakeholders Objective is to ensure that the process is inclusive and takes on a broad perspective. Strategic planning process will accomplish the following: §   Consider the environment in which organization currently operates; §   Review and recommitment to the mission; §   Determination of key goals and objectives for strategic and operational direction setting; §   Identify clear performance measures for tracking achievement of goals; §   Prioritization of goals/projects; §   Develop a framework by which the board and staff can operate and be accountable in moving forward to implement the strategic plan – including training for roles (board and staff) in plan execution. §   Project will serve as the Beta Test site for a new web-based planning documentation system that will streamline both documentation development as well as execution updates/tracking/reporting.

Program interest may be expressed by: ·        click here or ·        Contact:  dmcnerney@ibosswell.com   or                      Denise McNerney 913-642-1416

Deadline to express your interest is: March 14, 2008