Nonprofit Board Leadership Program

Project Blueprint is United Way Northern Utah’s nonprofit board training program, created to prepare individuals to serve confidently and effectively on or with a nonprofit boards of directors. Through a series of 8 sessions, participants learn board governance, fundraising, committees, strategic planning, financial oversight, and roles and responsibilities of board members.

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Program Details

Next Class

Our next class will take place in Logan. Place your name on the interest list.

The program is delivered in a cohort of participants, representing a cross-section of industries in the community. Classes meet once a week on Thursdays for 8 weeks from 4:00 pm to 7:00 p.m., February 5, 12, 19, 26, and March 5, 12, 19, 26. To graduate, participants must attend 7 weeks. Program materials are delivered in the Canvas learning management system.

Program Topics

• Week 1 – Nonprofit Organizations and Boards: Board responsibilities, ethics, and decision-making.
• Week 2 – Governance, Ethics, and Committees: 33 principles of good governance, duties of care, and effective board committees. Best practices for running impactful board meetings and utilizing Robert’s Rules of Order.
• Week 3 – Critical Thinking and Governance Modes: Critical thinking for boards and modes of governance: fiduciary, strategic, and generative.
• Week 4 – Effective Boards and Meetings: Levels of effectiveness, effective board meetings, Robert’s Rules of Order, and evaluating a board before service.
• Week 5 – Business Planning and Processes: Business and strategic plans for nonprofits, planning tools, change by design, and process improvement.
• Week 6 – Fundraising and Promotion: Fostering a culture of philanthropy, and mission and marketing strategies.
• Week 7 – Accounting and Finance for Nonprofits: Financial oversight, audits, and key sustainability metrics.
• Week 8 – Closing Activities and Graduation

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