Institutes, Summits & Workshops

Challenge and enhance your organization’s leadership, governance and employee engagement with other leadership and governance thought-leaders at one of our institutes, summits or workshops.

We host large and individualized institutes, summits and workshops.  Here for example is a link to the Nonprofit Leadership Summit that we hosted in May, 2016 at the Hanover Inn at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH:

http://www.drm.com/events/nonprofit-seminar

Topics covered in past Summits/Institutes include:

  • Managing endowments and investments in turbulent times – A view of global capital markets
  • New federal and state health care laws and alignment between healthy retirement plans and mission-based outcomes
  • Boards, board chairs and the CEO-Leadership best practices
  • Change and Growth – How to create organizational strength and success in the face of today’s challenges
  • Fundraising in the 21st Century – Positioning your organization for success
  • Leveraging Attention – How to create and promote your story
  • Mission Based Investing
  • Implementing and Sourcing – Responsible Investing
  • Disrupting Governance and Leadership with Innovative Powers and Entrepreneurial Behaviors
  • The Power of Business – Nonprofit Partnerships – Why Giving Back is Good Business

Topics covered in recent Workshops include:

  • How Governance Supports Mission & Board Duties in developing Mission-Purpose-Vision-Brand Statements

  • Transitioning Your Board from a Fiduciary mode of Governance ( key question — “How are we doing?“) to a Strategic mode of Governance (key questions — “What are we doing?” “Where are we going?” ) and ultimately to a Generative mode of Governance  (key questions — “Why are we doing this?” “What are the possibilities?”)

  • Building A Better Board for Growth and Opportunity

  • Board Self-Assessment To Enhance Director Engagement and Contributions to the Board

  • Why Governance Matters Throughout Your Organization

  • Making A Difference in Your Organization, Community and Life