BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T153000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Building and Sustaining Strong (and Appropriate) Board Financial Oversight DESCRIPTION:Join this session to hear and share insights and learn from other leaders on how to effectively engage the Board of Directors in their role as fiscal stewards of the organization. Like it or not\, the nonprofit model has the Board\, not the Executive Director\, as legally responsible for the financial health of the organization but they often are not clear on their role\, nor are they able to fulfill their fiduciary duties. In this session\, we will share some of our insights\, and learn from others in the room\, the tips and tricks to educate\, inform and support a Board of Directors to live into their financial roles.Registration | Registration for this event is through a third party link. If you are not a member of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits\, you will need to create an account to start registration. This is for registration purposes only\, you will not be added as a member of the MN Council of Nonprofits. There is no additional cost beyond the cost of the program. You do not have to join MNCN to access the program\, only provide your information for registration purposes. $50 per person. The promo code to receive the member rate is NCN\nSpeaker Information \nMelissa Martinez-Sones started consulting in 2014 and has helped define the spirit of our brand with her passion for community and skill at moving clients and projects forward.Melissa brings a wealth of leadership\, facilitation and project management experience from her work with neighborhood organizations in both Minneapolis and Saint Paul. She's been an Executive Director for two neighborhood organizations\, worked as a Councilmember's Aide\, developed internal policy for the City of Minneapolis\, and worked on several complex projects involving a wide variety of elected officials\, constituents\, and community partners. She focuses on working with all stakeholders to achieve solutions to challenging issues.Melissa has a Bachelor's degree in Urban Studies and Sociology from Hamline University\, and a Master's of Public Affairs from the Humphrey School at the University of Minnesota where she received the Thomas H. Swain Fellowship in Public Leadership.Since 1993\, Roger Meyer has worked with nonprofit and government organizations through important and often difficult transitions. From taking the reins of small neighborhood nonprofits to providing interim CEO work for Volunteers of America\, his work is infused with insights and knowledge gleaned from working with organizations as they grapple with internal and external change.Through a facilitative leadership style\, he builds consensus and keeps organizations and partnerships moving through difficult issues supporting them through transition and leaving them stronger and more focused on the other side. He brings optimism\, energy and fresh ideas to his work and brings out the same in others.Roger has a B.A. in Speech Communication from the University of Minnesota\, has received a fellowship to study community involvement across the United States\, and has received recognition for his work to improve his St. Paul neighborhood. He has served on several nonprofit and community boards. His three children remind him daily of his obligation to maintain and improve his community. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join this session to hear and share insights and learn from other leaders on how to effectively engage the Board of Directors in their role as fiscal stewards of the organization. \;

Like it or not\, the nonprofit model has the Board\, not the Executive Director\, as legally responsible for the financial health of the organization &ndash\; but they often are not clear on their role\, nor are they able to fulfill their fiduciary duties. In this session\, we will share some of our insights\, and learn from others in the room\, the tips and tricks to educate\, inform and support a Board of Directors to live into their financial roles.

Registration \;| Registration for this event is through a third party link. If you are not a member of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits\, you will need to create an account to start registration. This is for registration purposes only\, you will not be added as a member of the MN Council of Nonprofits. \;There is no additional cost beyond the cost of the program. You do not have to join MNCN to access the program\, only provide your information for registration purposes. \;

$50 per person. The promo code to receive the member rate is NCN

Speaker Information \;


Melissa Martinez-Sones started consulting in 2014 and has helped define the spirit of our brand with her passion for community and skill at moving clients and projects forward.

Melissa brings a wealth of leadership\, facilitation and project management experience from her work with neighborhood organizations in both Minneapolis and Saint Paul. She&rsquo\;s been an Executive Director for two neighborhood organizations\, worked as a Councilmember&rsquo\;s Aide\, developed internal policy for the City of Minneapolis\, and worked on several complex projects involving a wide variety of elected officials\, constituents\, and community partners. She focuses on working with all stakeholders to achieve solutions to challenging issues.

Melissa has a Bachelor&rsquo\;s degree in Urban Studies and Sociology from Hamline University\, and a Master&rsquo\;s of Public Affairs from the Humphrey School at the University of Minnesota where she received the Thomas H. Swain Fellowship in Public Leadership.

Since 1993\, Roger Meyer has worked with nonprofit and government organizations through important and often difficult transitions. From taking the reins of small neighborhood nonprofits to providing interim CEO work for Volunteers of America\, his work is infused with insights and knowledge gleaned from working with organizations as they grapple with internal and external change.

Through a facilitative leadership style\, he builds consensus and keeps organizations and partnerships moving through difficult issues &ndash\; supporting them through transition and leaving them stronger and more focused on the other side. He brings optimism\, energy and fresh ideas to his work &ndash\; and brings out the same in others.

Roger has a B.A. in Speech Communication from the University of Minnesota\, has received a fellowship to study community involvement across the United States\, and has received recognition for his work to improve his St. Paul neighborhood. He has served on several nonprofit and community boards. His three children remind him daily of his obligation to maintain and improve his community.

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