Comox Valley Community Foundation has announced an upcoming workshop entitled 鈥淏oard Governance: Introduction to Best Practices鈥� on Nov. 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lodge Room, Native Sons Hall (Lower Level) in Courtenay.

It is available exclusively for charitable and not-for-profit organizations in the Comox Valley.

This four-hour, engaging workshop, facilitated by Colin Sauer of The Governance Group, is ideal for new or existing board directors, board chairs and executive directors and is best suited for organizations with at least one staff member. 

The workshop will cover a variety of topics including: elements of effective and successful boards, governing principles for board directors, roles and responsibilities of the board, the directors, the chair, and the executive director, review of the fiduciary duty and conflict of interest guidelines for board directors, building a leadership partnership between the board and the executive director and practical applications of policy and agenda development, committee structure.

The workshop is open to Comox Valley nonprofit board members and executive directors at no cost.  Pre-registration is required, and space is limited.

Register now online: or call 250-338-8444.