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Become a nonprofit board leader.
The leadership program that will EDUCATE + EMPOWER you to serve the nonprofit community as a nonprofit board member.
BOLD participants receive access to our curriculum that will help you master the fundamentals of nonprofit board service.
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Objectives
- Prepare you for meaningful nonprofit board service
- Connect you to a network of more than 200 local nonprofits + hundreds of BOLD alumni
- Advance your company's goals through leadership development, diversity + inclusion, recruitment + retention, sustainability, + corporate responsibility.
- Strengthen our community through a commitment to inclusive + diverse nonprofit board leadership.
Curriculum
- Orientation + Servant Leadership
- Board Basics + Character Strengths
- Legal Responsibilities
- Nonprofit Finance
- Strategic Planning
- Fundraising
- Board Composition + Cultural Competency
- Succession Planning + Assessment
- Graduation
Dates
BOLD meets virtually Thursdays on Zoom, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
BOLD 5 -- Application Open
Applications due: January 29th
Participants hear back: February 5th
Payment due: February 18th
Orientation: February 18th
Week 1: February 25th
Week 2: March 11th
Week 3: March 18th
Week 4: March 25th
Week 5: April 1st
Week 6: April 8th
Week 7: April 15th
Graduation: April 22nd
BOLD 6
Applications due: April 9th
Participants hear back: April 16th
Payment due: April 29th
Orientation: April 29th
Week 1: May 6th
Week 2: May 13th
Week 3: May 20th
Week 4: May 27th
Week 5: June 3rd
Week 6: June 10th
Week 7: June 17th
Graduation: June 24th
BOLD 7
Applications due: July 30th
Participants hear back: August 5th
Payment due: August 12th
Orientation: August 12th
Week 1: August 19th
Week 2: September 26th
Week 3: September 2nd
Week 4: September 9th
Week 5: September 16th
Week 6: September 23rd
Week 7: September 30th
Graduation: October 7th
BOLD 8
Applications due: October 1st
Participants hear back: October 8th
Payment due: October 14th
Orientation: October 14th
Week 1: October 21st
Week 2: October 28th
Week 3: November4th
Week 4: November 11th
Week 5: November 18th
Week 6: December 2nd
Week 7: December 9th
Graduation: December 16th
Tuition
- $650 for Non-Members of Leadership Council for Nonprofits.
- $250 for staff of Leadership Council members
- A limited number of scholarships are granted annually to members of smaller not-for-profits + entrepreneurs who require financial assistance.
Application Fee
$50 (non-refundable). This fee will be applied to the total tuition for accepted participants. Applicants will be asked to pay the application fee via credit card. Upon completion of payment, a link to the BOLD application will be immediately sent.
Applications
- Applications for BOLD 5 will be open until 1/29
- All Applicants will be notified by 2/5
- Final payment will be invoiced and due by 2/19
DEI Statement
We believe that greater diversity, equity + inclusion is a matter of fairness + effectiveness in our profession. To have real impact in a diverse + complex world, nonprofits must effectively include these voices and draw upon them to intentionally engage issues of diversity, equity + inclusion in an authentic way. We encourage all nonprofit leaders to strategically + intentionally advance diversity, equity + inclusion in our organizations + in the nonprofit community.
Questions? Contact us
Jack FitzGerald at 513-554-3060 or bold@leadershipcouncil.us. ASL interpreters or other communication accommodations are available upon request. Please submit these to the Program Manager.
Sponsorship
Are you an organization interested in sponsoring this program?
2020 sponsorship opportunities are available