Board Training

We offer Board training on these topics or we can also customize topics specific to your Board’s needs and interests.

  • Board Development
  • Understanding the Board’s Role and Responsibility
  • Improving the Board’s Systems and Processes: Evaluation, Perpetuation, Calendar, etc.
  • Effective Meetings and Decision Making
  • Board and Management Relationships
  • Legal Duties and Liabilities
  • Team Building and Communications
  • Policy Governance
    • Introduction to Policy Governance
    • Developing Ends Policies
    • Monitoring and Evaluation Using Policy Governance
  • Focusing on Results and Preparing for the Future
  • Understanding and Analyzing Financial Statements
  • Membership Development
  • Member Equity and Benefits
  • Member Relations and Communication Strategies
  • Cooperative Principles, History and Economics
    Planning
  • Long Range Planning
  • Expansion Planning
  • Regional and National Cooperative Strategies
  • General Manager Evaluation Strategies

For assistance and more information, contact one of our CDS CC Board Trainers:

Mark Goehring, Team Leader – 802-380-3824 – MarkGoehring@cdsconsulting.coop
Leadership development, Policy Governance, Facililtation, Member linkage

Bill Gessner – 612-823-4509 – BillGessner@cdsconsulting.coop
Facilitation, Board Role in Expansion, Management Recruitment

Michael Healy – 802-864-9724 – MichaelHealy@cdsconsulting.coop
Policy Governance, Team Building, Communication

Nina Johnson – 651-308-8663 – NinaJohnson@cdsconsulting.coop
Leadership, Board Training

Thane Joyal – 315-380-4522 – ThaneJoyal@cdsconsulting.coop
Leadership, Board Training

Joel Kopischke – 414-803-6725 – JoelKopischke@cdsconsulting.coop
Leadership, Board Training

Marilyn Scholl – 802-387-6013 – MarilynScholl@cdsconsulting.coop
Policy Governance, Board Training, Facilitation, and Assessment

Art Sherwood – 812-361-5816 – ArtSherwood@cdsconsulting.coop
Leadership, Board Training

Todd Wallace – 503-307-8797 – ToddWallace@cdsconsulting.coop
Leadership, Board Training