In this 90-minute, interactive SSIR Live! webinar, we will learn …
- How to lead your board to seize the opportunity of a virtual environment to increase effectiveness
- How to build inclusion and social bonds among board members virtually
- How to cultivate the tactics and superpowers of top board leaders to make your board stronger
- How to meticulously plan and prepare for being a super board member in this remote ecosystem
Good boards deliver “governance”; super boards go much further, and build a legacy. But the virtual environment brought about by the pandemic in which so many boards and leadership teams now work has changed this dynamic in ways that we hardly realize, and brought about a new world for us to navigate. Pandemic-induced isolation and virtual technology have sparked some great ideas that give every board an opportunity to be more inclusive, more connected, and more productive than before. Boards that seize this opportunity will emerge from the pandemic stronger than ever.
This 90-minute SSIR Live! interactive program will explore “super tactics” that your board and your leadership can use to make the most of the board experience in an ever-more virtual world, helping prime your nonprofit for success.
Using a case-based approach, we will explore common challenges faced by boards and leadership teams, such as building engagement, trust and cohesion, and dealing with disruptive or disengaged board members. The speakers will present each case, poll audience members on their proposed solutions, and explore multiple potential approaches. The session will educate attendees about making virtual board meetings effective, by sharing experiences and modeling specific tools and techniques.
This program will provide you with actionable ways of identifying the right mix of virtual and face-to-face meetings, and demonstrate how intentional design and preparation can make virtual meetings even more effective. We will also cover how to build inclusion and social bonds among board members, and share ideas to keep boards effective and cohesive in a remote environment.
Program Features:
Designed by Experts: This program is developed, facilitated, and presented by Mark Zitter, Chair, The Zetema Project; Denise Young Chair, SFJazz, and Executive in Residence, Cornell Tech; and Jon Huggett, Founding Chair, Social Innovation Exchange, and Board Advisor.
Highly Interactive: This LIVE program will be conducted as an interactive session. You will explore the key concepts through activities, illustrative examples, and case studies. Come ready to think, vote, share, and work actively during the session!
Real-world Case Studies: We will delve into multiple case studies of large and small organizations that are specific to the social sector.
Who Should Join? If you are a board member or chair, or aspire to be one, this webinar will help you identify specific tools and processes that can help you to lead more effectively in a virtual environment. If you are an ED or part of the senior leadership team of a nonprofit, this webinar will introduce you to methods that you can share with your board to help them better navigate virtual meetings, and be even more useful to you organization.
Closed Captioning Available: Live transcription is available for this program. To activate Closed Captioning during the LIVE broadcast, click on the upward arrow next to the CC icon and select the Subtitling option. To disable Closed Captioning, click on the upward arrow next to the CC icon and select the Hide Subtitling option.
On-Demand Version: Register and access the recording of the live event on-demand 24 hours after the webinar ends and anytime over the next 12 months.
Price for this webinar: $69 This price includes access to the live interactive webinar and unlimited access to the recorded webinar video and resources for 12 months from the date of broadcast.
Webinar Refund Policy
Recordings of all webinars and any associated presentation materials are accessible asynchronously after the live program for 12-months from the date of the program. As a standard policy, SSIR does not offer refunds on webinar registrations. Any requests for refunds should be submitted in writing to [email protected] and will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Should a refund be warranted, it will be processed after the webinar.
If you have any questions about this program, write to us at [email protected].
Presenters
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Mark ZitterZitter chaired SFJAZZ, the West Coast’s largest jazz presenter; is the founding chair of The Zetema Project; and was chair and CEO of Zitter Health Insights and Vital Decisions. He also serves on the governance committee of the San Francisco Jewish Community Federation and mentors nonprofit board chairsChair,
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Denise Young SmithYoung Smith recently closed a two-decade career with Apple. She has served residencies and advised in academia at Cornell Tech, at Colorado College, and at various Historically Black Colleges and Universities. At Apple, Young Smith led the talent and cultural experience for much of the company's retail store initiative, expanding to more than 400 stores globally before being promoted to the chief HR role, reporting to Apple's CEO, Tim Cook. She also served as Apple's first ever vice president of inclusion and diversity, leading the company's efforts to see its full ecosystem become as inclusive as possible. She currently serves on the boards of Thom Browne NY, Enjoy Technology, the Doug Williams Center for Race and Politics in Sports, and she is chair of the board of trustees of SFJAZZ. Young Smith is an accomplished soprano who has graced local and international recital halls—including Carnegie’s Weill Hall, Palace of Fine Arts, and SFJazz. She recently released a debut CD under her own Blue Organza Productions & Studios and continues to tell the stories that need to be told, through music, art and technology.Chair,
SFJazz;
Executive in Residence,
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Jon HuggettHuggett was the first chair of the Social Innovation Exchange, which has members across Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Australia. He has also chaired the boards of Organization for Refuge, Asylum and Migration, STOP AIDS Project in San Francisco, Khulisa in the United Kingdom, and the global campaign All Out. Huggett also serves on the board of One Million Mentors and advises businesses and social enterprises around the world.Founding Chair,
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ModeratorMarcie BiancoBianco is a columnist at the Women’s Media Center, and her writing can be found online at NBC, Pacific Standard, Quartz, Rolling Stone, Salon, Vox, and Vanity Fair, among other outlets. Bianco writes, lectures, and makes media appearances on issues pertaining to ethics, from feminism to race relations. Her current writing projects include an autofiction about academic affairs and a nonfictional feminist manifesto on elevating freedom over equality. She has a bachelor's degree in government from Harvard University; a master's degree in women's studies from the University of Oxford; and a master's degree and PhD in English literature from Rutgers University.Editor, Stanford Social Innovation Review
