Board Development

About the Workshop:
Board Development
The Board of Directors is potentially one of the greatest assets of a nonprofit agency. Ideally, service on a Board is a rich and fulfilling volunteer engagement that benefits both the individual and the nonprofit. This seminar will address best practices in nonprofit boards and share approaches for addressing some of the challenges with developing highly engaged and high performing Boards.
About the Presenter:
Jane Klieve
President, Klieve Group, LLC
Jane has more than 25 years of leadership development and human resource management experience. Her company, Klieve Group, LLC, specializes in leadership development, group facilitation, Board governance, and transition management.  Clients include nonprofit, corporate and religious organizations in the bi-state region and beyond.  She has served as a key consultant with the Network for Strong Communities for the last ten years.
Jane brings a 360 degree perspective to her work as a nonprofit governance consultant. She has served on the boards of many organizations and state commissions and has served as president or an officer many times.  In addition, she has served as the executive director of a nonprofit.  This first person experience is complemented by professional training.  Jane has completed programs in Advanced Board Consulting, Assessment of Governing Boards and in the Governance as Leadership model through BoardSource.
In addition to her consulting practice, Jane was an Adjunct Professor in the Nonprofit Management & Leadership Program at University of Missouri St. Louis.  She taught one of the core courses in the program:  Staff Management Issues in Nonprofits.
Jane has a B.A. in Psychology from Northwestern University and an M.A. in Human Resource Management/Business Administration from the University of Iowa.