Description

Saturday November 15, 2025
9 a.m. to Noon

Virtual, on Zoom

Strong governance is the backbone of every successful organization. This interactive course helps board members and senior staff build governance skills, strengthen accountability, and become more effective and results-driven. 

Topics include:

  • What you need to know about your Constitution, bylaws, and membership
  • The legal and fiduciary duties of a Board and its Directors
  • The role of the Board and the Board-Management Relationship 
  • Priority results agendas, minutes, and tools for effective meetings and Committees
  • Strategic planning, oversight, monitoring and evaluating performance 


Facilitator

Wendy Keats

Wendy Keats is an organizational development consultant with nearly 40 years of experience supporting non-profits, businesses, co-ops, and governments. She specializes in governance, facilitation, strategic planning, and evaluation. A certified mediator, Wendy taught conflict resolution and leadership skills at UPEI’s Centre for Conflict Studies for 10 years. She has led hundreds of interest-based sessions and is also an approved evaluator for federal community programs.

Registering is easy!

Simply click the button below to get started.

The system will lead you through a couple of steps. Please follow all of these:

  1. Enroll and pay (or apply a coupon)
  2. Set up your account (first visit only)
  3. Provide demographic data
  4. Receive Zoom link and Calendar event by email

Please note that all workshops are live-facilitated and will not be recorded.