BOARD MEMBER TRAINING

Presenter: Kristin Larsen, Executive Director, Arts & Business Council of Chicago

Topics include:

• Structures of arts and cultural organizations and their boards
• Life cycle of nonprofit organizations, from the founding board to the working board and the governing board—board governance, staffing and structure, income generation, and programming models
• Expectations of board contributions of time, talent, and treasure
• Relationship between the board and staff, and challenges posed by staffing and board transitions

This training also features a panel of an arts administrator leaders and On BOARD alumni.

Price: $150

Presenter: Megan Angle, CPA & Manager, Porte Brown LLC

Learning objectives include:

• Financial oversight; policy creation and compliance; and safeguarding of assets
  • Policies: conflict of interest, whistleblower, document retention & destruction, executive compensation, etc.
• Achieving financial accountability
• What occurs during an audit and when you need one
• Managing cash flow
• Taxes including payroll, UBIT, and changes to GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles)
• Maintaining nonprofit status through tax compliance – filing with the IRS and other government entities

Price: $150

BOARD MEMBER TRAINING

Presenter: Kristin Larsen, Executive Director, Arts & Business Council of Chicago

Topics include:

• Structures of arts and cultural organizations and their boards
• Life cycle of nonprofit organizations, from the founding board to the working board and the governing board—board governance, staffing and structure, income generation, and programming models
• Expectations of board contributions of time, talent, and treasure
• Relationship between the board and staff, and challenges posed by staffing and board transitions

This training also features a panel of an arts administrator leaders and On BOARD alumni.

Price: $150