Upcoming Events
Community Training | Board & Executive Roles
Unclear boundaries between board members and staff leaders can undermine even the strongest organizations. This interactive training delivers practical tools and insights to clarify these crucial relationships and transform potential conflict zones into opportunities for organizational excellence.
Caring & Chairing | The Board’s Role in Welcome, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity
Join us as Chad Harris, Chief Operations Officer at Cornerstones of Care, shares how Cornerstones of Care embedded Welcome, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (WIDE) principles at the board level and beyond. You'll hear candid insights about implementing equity-centered policies, diversifying leadership, and fostering a welcoming organizational culture.
Caring & Chairing | Preparing for Budget Season
Let’s demystify the budget preparation process together. Join us for coffee with other board charis and our guest speaker Wim Vanklinken, Chief Information Officer at Community of Christ and Senior Fellow at Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership. Drawing from decades of nonprofit financial management experience, Wim will walk through practical approaches to creating budgets that align with your mission, satisfy your board, and work in the real world. We hope this session transforms budget anxiety into budget confidence.
Caring & Chairing | ED Annual Reviews: What to Do and What Not to Do
Join us as Thomas Vansaghi, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Director of Nonprofit Leadership at William Jewell, shares effective approaches to Executive Director evaluations. Dr. Vansaghi will outline clear dos and don'ts for conducting reviews that actually improve performance, strengthen board-ED relationships, and advance organizational goals.
Community Training | Board & Executive Roles
Unclear boundaries between board members and staff leaders can undermine even the strongest organizations. This interactive training delivers practical tools and insights to clarify these crucial relationships and transform potential conflict zones into opportunities for organizational excellence.
Caring & Chairing | What Does Your Board Want for the Holidays?
Here's the thing about board wish lists: sometimes the best gift is knowing where to find resources you didn't realize were available. This open discussion focuses on identifying what your board truly needs right now and connecting you with the people, organizations, and tools that can help fulfill those needs. This session is all about making meaningful connections.
Caring & Chairing: One Board’s Pain is Another Board’s Pleasure
Here's the thing about serving on a board: the exact issue keeping you up at night… another organization already cracked the code on. At the same time, you might have brilliantly solved a problem that's driving another chair crazy! This session is all about that exchange.
What to expect:
Zero PowerPoints, all conversation
"Yeah, that happened to me too" moments
Coffee strong enough to fuel honest discussion
Practical tips you can actually use at your next meeting
Bring your toughest board challenges and your biggest successes. This judgment-free zone is where we trade solutions that actually work in the real world of board leadership.
Whether you've joined us before or this is your first time, come prepared to both ask and answer. The whole point is turning "we can't figure this out" into "oh, that's how you handled it!"
Caring & Chairing - Board Agreements, Calendars and Bylaws – Oh My!
UPDATE: Due to weather, this event has been postponed from February 20 to Thursday March 6.
Caring & Chairing is a peer support network for nonprofit board chairs in the Kansas City area. The group meets bi-monthly for 90-minute sessions focused on specific nonprofit governance topics. Members share resources and insights while engaging in peer-to-peer networking. Industry experts are regularly invited to share their expertise as guest speakers.
This session’s topic: Board Agreements, Calendars and Bylaws – Oh My!
Presenter: Dave Renz, Director Emeritus of Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at University of Missouri-Kansas City
Facilitation Sandbox: Prototyping with Constraints
Take your facilitation skills to new heights with our special edition Facilitation Sandbox: “Prototyping with Constraints”.
Caring & Chairing
Join other nonprofit board chairs in the Kansas City area for Caring & Chairing, a group focused on sharing resources, ideas, questions, and peer support.
Caring & Chairing
Join us for our upcoming Caring & Chairing session, a gathering designed for nonprofit board chairs in the Kansas City area. This event is part of our ongoing series focused on sharing resources, ideas, and peer support to enhance board leadership.
Caring and Chairing
Leading a nonprofit board can be rewarding but also isolating at times. This new group offers a community learning environment for Kansas City area board chairs to connect, share experiences, and explore strategies for effective leadership together. Join other chairs in building this collaborative space focused on the unique roles and responsibilities you take on.
Facilitation Sandbox
A collaborative, fast-paced, playful workshop for those practicing facilitation. In-person in Kansas City. Space is limited.
Office Hours w/ Dave Renz
Drop by for a warm cup of coffee and engaging conversation about leadership and collaboration. We’ll be joined by Dave Renz of the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership. This free networking event is great for nonprofit and community-based professionals, or anyone who is interested in connecting with others in the nonprofit sector. Please let us know if you plan to attend by sharing your info below!
Emergent Strategy Book Club Gathering
Emergent Strategy book club is a free gathering for people who are interested in the principles and possibilities of emergent strategy, as offered by adrienne maree brown.
Everyone who shows up is meant to be there. The conversation that we have is the one we're meant to have. And you may just contribute or discover something that unlocks a more beautiful future for us all.
Emergent Strategy Book Club Gathering (for Parents and Caregivers)
Emergent Strategy book club is a free gathering for people who are interested in the principles and possibilities of emergent strategy, as offered by adrienne maree brown.
The August gathering is a for people who identify as parents and caregivers.
Emergent Strategy Book Club Gathering
Emergent Strategy book club is a free gathering for people who are interested in the principles and possibilities of emergent strategy, as offered by adrienne maree brown.
Everyone who shows up is meant to be there. The conversation that we have is the one we're meant to have. And you may just contribute or discover something that unlocks a more beautiful future for us all.
Emergent Strategy Book Club Gathering (for Philanthropists)
Emergent Strategy book club is a free gathering for people who are interested in the principles and possibilities of emergent strategy, as offered by adrienne maree brown.
The May gathering is a for people who identify as philanthropists.
Emergent Strategy Book Club Gathering (for Black Women)
Emergent Strategy book club is a free gathering for people who are interested in the principles and possibilities of emergent strategy, as offered by adrienne maree brown.
The March gathering is a safe space for people who identify as Black + Woman.
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Your time is valuable and the time of your colleagues is valuable. Make the most of your time together by implementing the tips in this toolkit.
Coming Soon!
White People for Racial Justice Book Club
Our first book will be Uprooting Racism by Paul Kivel.
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