Board Chair Summit

Third Annual Central Indiana Board Chair Summit

March 9, 2012

Jewish Community Center (JCC)

Presented by Lacy Leadership Association and Peace Learning Center

About

About the Board Chair Summit

An opportunity for Board leaders to learn new strategies, share challenges and success stories, and to begin transforming the central Indiana nonprofit landscape by elevating the performance of their governance team. This event is in it's second year and returned great feeback from a sold-out crowd last year.

95% of board chairs rated the Summit as "above average" or "excellent."
94% of board chairs learned new ideas or skills that could be put into practice immediately
88% believe they will serve more confidently in their role as Board leader.

Last year, attendees included board members from Fairbanks, Girls Inc., Ronald McDonald House, Goodwill and a number of United Way agencies. Mark your calendars - we would love to see your organization represented.

About Peace Learning Center

Peace Learning Center is a community educational institution that teaches peace building and communication skills to youth and adults. Started in 1997, in Indianapolis' Eagle Creek Park, Peace Learning Center has reached more than 120,000 youth, school staff and parents in our community. Peace Learning Center is Indianapolis' only non-profit solely dedicated to teaching peace education to our community. They offer a variety of programs to serve schools, community groups, summer camps, service clubs, businesses and individuals.

Register

Register now for this one-of-a-kind gathering of nonprofit board and executive leaders. Board Chair/Executive Director leadership teams are encouraged to register together as this year's Summit will focus on building strong and effective Board Chair/Executive Director relationships.

Individual Registration = $79
Board Chair/Executive Director Team Registration = $140

Click here to register and pay online.

If you need to submit a check via mail, plase download this form and mail it to:
Lacy Leadership Association
615 N. Alabama St., Ste .119
Indianapolis, IN 46204

If you have questions about registration, please call 634.2423.

Agenda

BCS Panel

7:30 am Registration

8:00 am Welcome/ Opening Remarks

8:30 am Keynote Dr. Mary Hiland

9:30 am Roundtable Peer Discussions

Board Leaders meet to share success and challenges
Exec. Directors meet to share success and challenges

10:30 am Creating a Successful Future Plan

Board leader and Executive Director teams work together to create a plan for the future

11:30 am Final Remarks Dr. Mary Hiland

noon Adjourn

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Mary Hiland

Mary Hiland is gifted in her understanding of people and organizational dynamics.She is an organizational consultant whose mission is to support, sustain, and strengthen effective leadership in nonprofit organizations. Her consulting practice focuses on nonprofit leadership development, effective governance, strategic planning, and organizational development. She has over thirty years experience in the nonprofit sector – twenty as an executive; she has managed all aspects of nonprofit operations. Her executive experience includes being the CEO for one of the largest mental health nonprofits in the Bay Area—an agency with over 500 staff and a budget of $25 million. Mary has served on boards of directors. She has presented at numerous conferences, conducts workshops on effective governance and leadership, and has taught nonprofit management at San Jose State University. Mary is an executive coach for new and experienced nonprofit executives and board leaders.

Mary is a researcher and author. She has a Ph.D. in human and organizational systems (with a focus on nonprofit leadership and governance) and three Masters Degrees: in organizational development, social work, and public administration. She has received numerous honors including Tribute to Women in Industry, the Women’s Fund 2001 Woman of Achievement Award, and the Silicon Valley Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership Award.