Governance for Social Impact: Not-For-Profit Board Directors Course

Increase your knowledge, skills and confidence to make a more valuable contribution as a not-for-profit Board member

Course snapshot

Type of course: Short course executive education
Who should attend:Not-for-profit Board members
Duration: 2 full days
Delivered: Face-to-face

Next dates:

• Sydney 4 & 5 June 2024 | Register >
• Melbourne 13 & 14 August 2024 | Register >
  

Custom options: Get in touch for customised training options (in-person or online) for your Board and leadership team

“This course is absolutely brilliant and should be mandatory for all for-purpose leaders. The content is useful, informative, interesting and critical if you lead or govern for social impact.”

“This program is world leading in equipping board members to help their organisation live their mission.”

Increase your impact as a leader for your not-for-profit and the beneficiaries you serve

Charities, not-for-profits and the wider for-purpose sector are critical to Australia’s society and economy.

Yet, declining donor dollars, new competition, government reforms, thin margins and public scrutiny make serving beneficiaries more challenging than ever.

As a Board member or senior executive in the sector, it raises some big questions:

• What are the most effective ways to successfully navigate mounting challenges?
• How do we lift our gaze beyond performance-based targets to achieve impact-based outcomes?
• What levers need to be pulled to have a ripple effect for the greatest impact?
• How do we make a measurable impact in areas aligned to our purpose?
• How can we develop strong systems while keeping beneficiaries at the centre of everything we do?

In this 2-day course, designed to address the complexities of social purpose leadership, we’ll explore and answer these crucial questions and more.

Guided by our highly credentialed presenters, you’ll benefit from:

• a course 100% focused on not-for-profit Board directors' needs
• practical and proven frameworks and processes
• a small group size with tailored content and delivery
• candid and confidential peer discussions
• being part of a network of like-minded alumni.

Delivered by Australia’s leader in social impact education, this Governance for Social Impact course is the fastest and most effective way to equip yourself with the tools and knowledge you need to achieve lasting social change, while governing successfully with a mission-first agenda.

How your Board and organisation will benefit

You will learn about:

• effectively governing in a complex social ecosystem
• systems and tools to create change in your organisation
• what it means to govern with a ‘mission-first’ agenda
• the role of Boards in optimising strategy for social impact
• exercising effective leadership while governing for impact
• achieving mission by measuring what matters most, for the people who matter most

Acquire the tools, knowledge, and skills to:

• evaluate and use social, finance and mission-aligned business models
• determine key people, trends and strategies to best improve outcomes for beneficiaries
• shape your mission around performance, social impact and beneficiaries
• measure your social impact uplift

“Our accountability as Board Directors is financial sustainability AND mission performance, but too often we make decisions based solely on the P&L. After completing the course, I’ve ‘lifted my gaze’ and am always looking back to the mission statement to focus on what we are trying to achieve as an organisation”

Importantly, the Governance for Social Impact course consistently achieves a world-class Net Promotor score of over 85.

More information: The course experience

Meet one of our previous course presenters, Professor Kristy Muir, and hear what some past participants have to say about their course experience.

Theoretical, experiential and interactive learning

To help you better understand the intricacies that social impact brings to your role as a Board member, we will:

• immerse you in real-world situations
• unpack best practice governance examples and case studies
• challenge traditional board approaches
• problem solve around your needs
• explore opportunities to deepen your work

In this confidential environment, you will have a unique opportunity to:

• tap into peer insights, wisdom and lived-experience
• receive and provide strategic support, advice and guidance
• grow professionally and personally to make an impact on the world

Learn alongside equally passionate peers

The Governance for Social Impact two-day course provides a unique opportunity to meet, learn from, and collaborate with other mission-led board members and senior executives from across the Australian NFP sector, including:

• NFP’s and charities of all sizes
• social enterprises
• philanthropic organisations
• corporate foundations.

You’ll be part of a tight community of not-for-profit and charity leaders who understand you, your challenges and your goals. And, like you, want to make a real difference in the world.

“It’s a full agenda of highly relevant theory in structured, practical application. Great facilitation of collaboration and transparency.”

Certification

• Earn two AGSM Certificate in Executive Management and Development points to credit towards an MBA (Social Impact)
• Receive a Digital Badge on submission of post-program work.

Your facilitators

Unrivalled presenter credibility and experience

The Governance for Social Impact short course is delivered by highly credentialed facilitators with extensive experience leading and working in the non-profit sector.

Adjunct Associate Professor Shamal Dass

Shamal leads JBWere’s Philanthropic Services and Family Advisory business, advising for-purpose organisations and private clients in governance, leadership, capacity building, structuring, sustainability and organisational strategy.

Shamal also serves on a volunteer basis as:

• Non-Executive Director on the Board of Earthwatch Australia;
• Non-Executive Director on the Board of Two Good Foundation;
• Independent Chair - Governance Group of The Constellation Project
• Member of many committees including the Centre for Social Impact Advisory Committee and JBWere Charitable Endowment Fund Investment Committee.

Prior to joining JBWere, Shamal worked within the financial services and trustee industries, advising high net worth individuals on their philanthropic structures, managing trusts and foundations (including PAFs), and constructing charitable foundation investment portfolios.

Shamal co-created and co-teaches the Governance for Social Impact course.

Doug Taylor, CEO at The Smith Family

Doug was appointed CEO of The Smith Family in August 2021 and has built a 25-year career in the social sector with national and international experience in leading innovative social impact initiatives in partnership with the not-for-profit, government, philanthropic and corporate sectors.

Prior to joining The Smith Family, Doug was the Deputy Executive Director at Uniting NSW and ACT. He has considerable operational experience in managing large and complex organisations serving people experiencing disadvantage, including delivering disability, community care, early learning and education services.

Doug’s passion for the sector is evident through his Board appointments which include Director of Wayside Chapel and Chair of Warakirri College – a school for disengaged young people in Western Sydney. Doug is also a member of the Centre for Social Impact Advisory Board and is a Community Fellow with Western Sydney University.

Doug has completed post graduate studies in management, attended the Stanford Executive Non-Profit Leadership Program and is a graduate of the Australian Institute for Company Directors.

Jane Hunt, Founding CEO of the Front Project

Jane is an innovative and results-driven social change leader who has deep expertise in tackling complex social issues. She is a leading thinker and practitioner in social entrepreneurship and systemic change initiatives. Jane is driven to change and create the conditions that enable an equitable thriving society.

Her impactful contribution spans over 20 years at CEO, Executive and Board level and across multiple sectors and issues. She has been at the forefront of social innovation in areas that focus on children and families, women’s economic participation, homelessness and youth initiatives.

She has mobilised leaders across Government, business, philanthropy and the for-benefit sectors to join collaborative efforts to address inequity.

Jane’s contribution to advancing social innovation has received global recognition by the Schwab Foundation who honoured her work and thought leadership with a global Social Entrepreneur Award, granting her a seat at World Economic Forum events.

In Australia, Jane’s work has been recognised through a Victorian Telstra Business Women's Award and the Melbourne Business 3000 Award for Community Innovation.

Her previous roles have included:

• CEO at Adopt Change
• Inaugural CEO at Fitted for Work
• Strategy and Operations Manager at Mission Australia

Her current non-Executive roles include Chair of Collaboration for Impact, Director of the Parkville Institute. She was previously a Non-Executive Director of Unison Community Housing, Urban Communities Ltd and of Affinity Private.

Reserve your seat at the table

Next dates:

• Sydney 4 & 5 June 2024 | Register >
• Melbourne 13 & 14 August | Register >
  

Custom options: Get in touch for customised training options (in-person or online) for your Board and leadership team