Online Modules to Help You and Your Board Clarify Roles & Responsibilities

The Board Development Program, in partnership with Alberta Library Trustees Association, has developed an online learning module to help new board members and library trustees (and those looking for a refresher) to strengthen their governance skills.

Board Member Education ... available to you online - anytime, anywhere!

Note: Be sure to turn on the sound/speakers on your computer if you have that capability - this module has sound, text and graphics to guide you through the content!

Click here or on the Roles & Responsibilities Course link on left side bar to start the module.

BDP At A Glance

The Board Development Program is a unique service that provides assistance to not-for-profit boards in the area of governance through:
 

Workshops that are either customized to meet an individual board's needs, or delivered in a more generic format to representatives of numerous groups.
 

Consultations with board members seeking to clarify governance issues or looking for appropriate referrals to other resources.
 

Training of Volunteer Instructors to facilitate Board Development Program workshops and presentations in the area of board governance.
 

Resource Materials, both print and web-based, that focus on board governance issues of concern and relevance to not-for-profit boards.
 

Special Presentations to conferences, seminars and individual organizations focusing on topical issues related to board governance.
 

Community Colloborations between the Board Development Program and other organizations in the community which increase the accessibility of board development services to not-for-profit groups in Alberta.
 

Vision

• Not-for-profit boards recognize and incorporate good governance practices.
• Volunteers want to serve on not-for-profit boards.
• The Board Development Program and its partners are leaders in board governance training & development of resources.
• Volunteer instructors use their leadership skills to contribute to their communities and boards on which they serve.
• The Board Development Program offers a high quality experience for both staff and volunteers, which makes the Program a good place to work.

Mission

• Promoting and encouraging not-for-profit governance and offering a unique volunteer leadership opportunity for the volunteer instructors whom we train and use to facilitate our workshops.