Speaker

Founder, Moriarty Consulting Group Jennifer Moriarty

Jennifer Moriarty is founder of the Moriarty Consulting Group. She has more than three decades in corporate and non-profit finance and has extensive involvement with the local community. She holds an MBA in Operational Management from St. Mary’s University and has received additional training through banking compliance and community development training programs. Moriarty has a certificate in Public Participation from the International Association for Public Participation and is a Board Source Certified Governance Trainer, among many other certifications and recognition.

Engaging Your Board (In-Person)

April 2nd (Tuesday) from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Course Description... One of the most important responsibilities of a board is to ensure that it continually adds qualified new members to its roster and keeps them engaged. Board building and best practices in governance is an ongoing process that requires deliberate and thoughtful attention. This workshop guides participants through a process that focuses on the different steps needed to build an effective board and presents background information on committees and board structures and answers common questions about governance models and board engagement.  

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Who might want to attend...

Nonprofit Management Program participants, board members, nonprofit staff and volunteers and those interested in learning more about board governance.

You will Learn

  • 1. Understand the steps to finding, recruiting and engaging nonprofit board members to increase board capacity and effectiveness.  


  • 2. Gather ideas for improving the effectiveness and composition of the board to reflect the community and constituency served.  

  • 3. Learn that there are a variety of ways to organize a board, and to articulate why there is no “right” governance model for all boards.  


  • 4. Understand how meeting tools such as dashboards and consent agendas can help to avoid common board meeting problems and increase engagement.  

Key Information

1. This class will be held April 2nd from 9am to 12:30pm. 

2. Refreshments will be offered during class. 

3. If you are a member of the San Antonio Area Foundation, cost of this class is discounted 25%. Please reach out to [email protected] for coupon before registration. 

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    Affordable, high-quality workshops and certificate programs for nonprofit professionals in the areas of management, leadership, grant writing, fundraising, marketing and more.

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