Governance Essentials: Effective Practices for Staff™ 

Join us for an interactive workshop for association staff to learn core governance practices

February 25, 2021 | 1–4:30 pm CST
Price: $139
3.0 CAE Credits
Mark Engle, DM CAE FASAE; Erin Volland, MPA CAE

To succeed, associations depend on good governance practices and association staff are critical to implementing and promoting them. In this interactive workshop in good governance, you will gain the knowledge and tools you need to implement practices that will support your business goals and bring your organization into the future.

When you sign up, you also will receive a copy of Governance Essentials: Effective Governance Practices for Association Staff™, a companion workbook containing sample forms, face sheets, and instructions that we’ll reference throughout the course. The first 75 people who register by February 17 will receive a printed copy of the Governance Essentials™ workbook (after February 17, you’ll receive the workbook via PDF).

Learning Objectives 

Governance Essentials™ is a vital educational resource for early- and mid-career professionals in all areas of the association community and can be used for training, career development, and team building. This workshop will include interactive breakout rooms, so bring your full team and you can use that time to discuss your own processes and how you can improve your governance practices.

When you attend this course, you will

• learn core governance practices and discuss implementing them with governance experts and your peers
• explore the areas where your role intersects with the Board and where it is separate
• engage in interactive virtual activities that will give you a hands-on opportunity to apply your learnings and meet with your peers in association management
• gain proven practical tools you can use immediately to promote and implement good governance practices.

Meet the Experts

Drawing on its rich history of establishing frameworks in which boards of directors are able to function at a high level, AMC has developed this half-day workshop that will present core governance practices with a focus on the "nuts and bolts" of good governance. 

Mark Engle, DM CAE FASAE

Mark Engle is a principal of AMC who specializes in board governance and strategy and inspired the vision of the Governance Essentials™ course. A frequent author and speaker on governance, board development, and high performing organizations, Mark regularly develops new research that leads to advancement in the nonprofit management profession. Each year, he works closely with dozens of nonprofit organizations on a variety of governance issues, from single board development presentations to more detailed board and committee restructuring projects.

A faculty member of ASAE’s Exceptional Boards program, Mark serves on six boards of directors and has participated in more than 300 board meetings during his career.

Mark is a Fellow of the American Society of Association Executives and the Mandel Center for Nonprofit Leadership (Case Western Reserve University) and is a BoardSource Certified Governance Trainer. He received his Doctor of Management degree from Case Western Reserve University in nonprofit governance.

Erin Volland, MPA CAE

Erin Volland is a senior consultant focused primarily on AMC’s governance work. Having spent her career working in associations, she has held several key roles at two individual healthcare membership associations: the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA).

Most recently Erin led the membership engagement team and strategy for the AAOS, a new position and endeavor for the Academy which included developing a fellow designation, engagement score, digital badging and supporting more than $20 million in dues revenue. Erin has also worked in component relations, volunteer management, program management, and governance.

Erin has served as a volunteer on the Association Forum CAE Working Group, a facilitator for the Association Forum’s Certified Association Executive (CAE) Study Class, and as a member of the American Society of Association Executive’s Component Relations Council.

Erin has a master’s degree in public affairs in nonprofit management and policy analysis from the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University and was a recipient of the Association Forum and USAE Forty Under 40 Award in 2014. 

Association Management Center is a CAE Approved Provider.  The program(s) above meets the requirements for fulfilling the professional development requirements to earn or maintain the Certified Association Executive credential.  Every program that we offer which qualifies for CAE credit will clearly identify the number of CAE credits granted for full participation, and we will maintain records of your participation in accord with CAE policies.  For more information about the CAE credential or Approved Provider program, please visit www.asaecenter.org/cae.

• As a CAE Approved Provider educational program related to the CAE exam content outline, this program may be applied for 3.0 credits toward your CAE application or renewal professional development requirements.

Note: Applicants may use any program that meets eligibility requirements in the specific timeframe towards the exam application or renewal.  There are no specific individual courses required as part of the applications – selection of eligible education is up to the applicant based on his/her needs.