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BoardStar 
A galaxy of programs and services for nonprofit Boards

Mission: To increase individual involvement in nonprofit Board service 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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  Board Education - new classes for 2010

Resource Links:

Some of our favorite online resources 

(more listed on resource page)

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NATIONAL RESOURCES:

 

Better Business Bureau - Charity

 

BoardSource

 

Blue Avocado

 

Compass Point

 

IRS Exempt Organizations FAQs

 

The NonProfit Times

 

Philanthropy Journal

 

 

 

REGIONAL RESOURCES:

 

Association of Fundraising Professionals - Greater Milwaukee Chapter

 

Better Business Bureau - Wisconsin

 

Donor's Forum of Wisconsin 

 

ENTECH - Empowering Nonprofits in Technology 

 

Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management

 

Marquette University Funding Information Center

 

M-LINC 

 

Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee 

 

Nonprofit Management Fund

 

Nonprofit Portal of Greater Milwaukee

 

Strategically Speaking

 

Stritch Leadership Center 

 

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 - Sample forms & Policies

 

Wisconsin Nonprofits Association

 

BoardStar Board Governance Curriculum is designed to strengthen the foundation of every size and type of nonprofit organization. Topics are relevant to every aspect of Board leadership, ranging from an overview of roles and responsibilities to officer's training, fundraising and Board development. Browse classes.

 

Download Spring 2010 PDF workshop brochure. Email to request copies via snail-mail.

 

 

BoardStar: On Being Board  -  100 free 9-10 minute podcasts to educate and inspire the nonprofit Board

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

Our most recent conversations are highlighted below, or choose a topic from the podcast archives.

 

 

On Being Board

14 November 2009 | Time: 10:50 

Podcast host Pat Wyzbinski steps into the role of featured guest to share her thoughts about nonprofit boards and challenges associated with governing nonprofit organizations today and in the future.  Drawing upon more than three decades of experience as a management consultant, Pat reflects on board composition, public scrutiny, complacency, and communication inside and outside the boardroom.  This episode of BoardStar: On Being Board marks the conclusion of the podcast series.  

 

 

Funders' Expectations of Boards

4 November 2009 | Time: 7:22 

 

The success of a grant application may be influenced by the involvement and perceived capability of the nonprofit organization’s Board of Directors. What is it about a nonprofit applicant’s Board that really matters to a foundation? Pat Wyzbinski of the Nonprofit Management Fund explores foundations’ expectations and experiences with Maria Lopez Vento of the Helen Bader Foundation and Scott Gelzer of the Faye McBeath Foundation.

 

 

Federated Campaign

18 October 2009 | Time: 10:57 

 

How do the prevailing economic winds affect workplace giving?  Pat Wyzbinski of the Nonprofit Management Fund asks Mary Lou Young how The United Way meets and even exceeds its fundraising goals in an economic downturn. Mary Lou is currently the Chief Operating Officer of United Way of Greater Milwaukee.

 

 

Board President

7 October 2009 | Time: 8:12 

 

How does a new board president build constructive partnerships with the executive director, board officers, committee chairs and other leaders?  What  practices can increase the effectiveness of  board meetings?  What other leadership responsibilities of the board president are critical to the advancement of a nonprofit organization? To explore the broad range of responsibilities shouldered by a board president, Pat Wyzbinski of the Nonprofit Management Fund talks with Barbara Hunt about her plans and priorities as the Cedarburg Cultural Center’s board president. Barbara is also Marketing Chair of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Alumni Association Board and past chair of other local and national nonprofit boards.

 

 

Charity Accountability 

23 September 2009 | Time: 8:30 

 

How does the public know it can trust a nonprofit organization?  Twenty standards addressing governance and oversight; measuring effectiveness; finances; and fundraising and informational materials comprise the BBB Wise Giving Alliance Standards for Charity Accountability. Wisconsin Better Business Bureau President Ran Hoth talks with Pat Wyzbinski of the Nonprofit Management Fund about why the Better Business Bureau decided to create these standards and why organizations meeting the standards are encouraged to apply for a BBB national charity seal.

 

 

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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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