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BoardStar 
A galaxy of programs and services for nonprofit Boards

Mission: To increase the involvement in and strengthen the capability of the Boards of nonprofit organizations

Vision: Strong nonprofit organizations governed by diverse, passionate and resourceful leaders

 

BoardStar is a program of the Nonprofit Management Fund

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BoardStar will host a “Dialogue with Directors” at our Bay View office, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30. 

The event is free for BoardStar members, $10 for those who have not yet joined. 

We will serve refreshments, and moderate an informal discussion about topics presented at the recent WNA summit. 

Please call 414-271-4752 or e-mail your RSVP.

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BoardStar offers Board Governance curriculum designed to strengthen every size and type of nonprofit organization, from an overview of roles and responsibilities to officer's training, fundraising and Board development. Browse classes.

 

Download PDF workshop brochure. Email to request copies via snail-mail.

 

  BoardStar: On Being Board  -  Podcast 91 Now Playing!

Resource Links:

Some of our favorite online resources 

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NATIONAL RESOURCES:

 

BoardSource

 

Alliance for Nonprofit Governance

 

Board Cafe

 

BoardSource Nonprofit Governance Index - 2007

 

IRS Exempt Organizations FAQs

 

 

REGIONAL RESOURCES:

 

Association of Fundraising Professionals - Greater Milwaukee Chapter

 

Better Business Bureau 

 

Donor's Forum of Wisconsin 

 

ENTECH - Empowering Nonprofits in Technology 

 

Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management

 

Marquette University Raynor Library Funding Information Center 

 

M-LINC 

 

Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee 

 

Nonprofit Management Fund

 

Nonprofit Portal of Greater Milwaukee

 

Stritch Leadership Center 

 

United Way of Greater Milwaukee 

 

UW-Parkside Center for Community Partnerships

 

UWM Center for Urban Initiatives and Research

 

UWM Professional Certificate in Nonprofit Management

 

Volunteer Center of Greater Milwaukee

 

Wegner CPAs, LLC

 

Wisconsin Nonprofits Association

 

 

Through inspirational 8-10 minute interviews with nonprofit leaders, Board Directors learn about their roles and responsibilities, as well as quick points on how to strengthen their nonprofit Boards. Our most recent conversations are highlighted below, or choose a topic from the podcast archives.

 

BoardStar invites you to play a free podcast at your next Board meeting...

 

 

Learning Outside the Boardroom

June 17, 2009 | Time: 8:00

Conferences focusing on nonprofit governance offer Board Directors valuable opportunities to learn, network and exchange ideas with other nonprofit leaders representing a broad spectrum of experiences and mission interests. Pat Wyzbinski of the Nonprofit Management Fund talks with Barb Knoff about the unique learning environments of conferences and how participants can share their learning experience with their colleagues and communities. Barb provides content planning and design support for national and regional conferences focusing on nonprofit governance and other issues, and edits the BoardStar: On Being Board podcast series.

 

Making Meetings Work

June 3, 2009 | Time: 10:04  

Are your board meetings interesting, relevant, and engaging? 

Meetings are the key vehicle a board of directors uses to lead an organization, so the issues directors need to discuss and on which they must take action should be every meeting’s focus. It is also important to know what should not be included in a board packet or discussed at a meeting. Pat Wyzbinski of the Nonprofit Management Fund and Mary Wacker of MB Wacker Associates review the elements of successful board meetings, including some of the unique responsibilities of the board chair.

 

 

Web of Wealth

May 20, 2009 | Time: 7:52

Thinking creatively about a nonprofit organization’s community connections may uncover new and helpful threads of support. Sam Macklem talks with the Nonprofit Management Fund’s Pat Wyzbinski about how board directors can expand the reach of the nonprofit they serve with the goal of strengthening its web of wealth. A Certified Fund Raising Executive, Sam Macklem has worked with nonprofits in fundraising and communications for more than 30 years.

 

 

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BoardStar is grateful for support from Northwestern Mutual Foundation

 

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BoardStar featured

 

Pat Wyzbinski, BoardStar's director, was interviewed on WUWM's Lake Effect with Jane Hamden. In this 10-minute interview, she outlines the history of BoardStar, its programs and why an educated and involved Board of Directors is essential to a successful nonprofit organization.

 

BoardStar publications:

a GOOD Board Director is an INFORMED Board Director.

PDF or MS Word  order form for BoardStar publications.

 

2006 or 2007 Podcast Compendium
26 podcasts on DVD to play on computer or DVD player
Price: $15 / Member Price: $10

Handbook for the Nonprofit Director
Governance for Nonprofit Organizations:
Best Practices and New Challenges
Price: $12 / Member Price: $10

Best of BoardStar CD

Seven podcasts to play anywhere

Price: $10 / Member Price: $7.50

 

 

   

 

 

 

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