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.
Program Details
Structure
The program is delivered in-person though a limited cohort of participants, representing a cross-section of industries in the respective community.
Classes meet once a week on Thursdays for 8 weeks from 4-7 pm. Our next class will take place in Logan, Utah, Spring 2026. Dates for this 2026 cohort are February 5, 12, 19, 26, and March 5, 12, 19, 26.
Program materials are digitally delivered through the Canvas Learning Management System. A free account registration is required to access the class and materials.
The final schedule is posted inside Canvas prior to the first day of class. All registered participants receive a detailed list of instructions on how to participate in the program.
Registration
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.
- 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, 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: Fostering a culture of philanthropy and mission.
- Week 7 – Accounting and Finance for Nonprofits: Financial oversight, audits, and key sustainability metrics.
- Week 8 – Closing Activities and Graduation
Graduation Requirements
To graduate, participants of the program must:
- Fully attend 7 of the 8 classes.
- Participate and engage with class discussion, activities, and materials, both in-person and online.
At the end of the program, successful participants are provided with a professional certificate of participation from United Way Northern Utah, that can be used as a credential.
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