This document outlines the agenda and activities for a Berkeley Board Fellows midyear training. The training includes: - A learning exercise where fellows share their board experiences anonymously via post-it notes. - An engagement activity where fellows self-assess their board engagement and discuss ways to improve engagement with coaches. - Group project discussions where fellows summarize their board projects and get feedback from coaches. - A review of best practices from the learning exercise. - Optional one-on-one coaching sessions with experienced professionals. The training aims to help fellows improve their board engagement through peer learning, coaching, and feedback on their projects. A variety of experienced coaches will be on hand to

2. Key Program Components

3. Agenda
• Learning
• Engagement
• Project
• Coaching

4. Learning from our Shared Experiences
(10 min)
• Use Post-its to capture your answers to 4 questions
and post them for all to see
– 1- What has been the most surprising think you have
observed during your board service?
– 2- What has been the most interesting thing you
have noticed?
– 3- What is your board good at?
– 4- What does your board struggle with?
• Put initials on your answers and post them (one
answer per post-it) to each of the 4 areas in the
room
• We will share greatest hits and themes a bit later

5. Improving Engagement – 30 minutes
• Self assess your level of engagement
– Highly engaged: feel like a board member, contribute to
discussions, engaged on a topic
– Somewhat engaged: attending, preparing, feel welcome, some
contribution to board discussion
– Somewhat not engaged: preparing, attending, not contributing
– Not engaged: not attending/participating, no/little interaction
with mentor
• Go join the group that matches your engagement level
• Join 4 person discussion group (as directed) and discuss
– What has helped you get engaged? (2 members)
– What have you tried to increase engagement?
– Ideas for your less engaged fellows to try

6. Project Discussion Groups
MARKETING AND FUND FINANCE
RAISING • Financial analysis of
• Brand audit underperforming programs
• Market research • Financial sustainability model to
• Donor research determine fundraising needs
• Membership programs • Financial reporting development
GOVERNANCE STRATEGY
• Program evaluation • Strategic plan for leveraging social
• Board effectiveness networking technology
• Board development • Feasibility study of a new service
• Organization • Growth planning
• Business planning
• Metrics

7. Project Group Discussion (40 min)
• Each participant summarizes in one minute:
– Project goal or deliverable
– Your plan and current status
– Issues/challenges (if any) for which you would
like some ideas
• Explore the issue and share ideas for solving
challenge with your peers and group coach

8. Board Experience Shared Learnings
• Themes
• Greatest Hits
• Take a few minutes to walk around and look at
the postings of your peers

9. Engagement Counseling
• If you would like to spend a bit more time
talking with one of our 6 coaches, sign up on
sheet
• If not, you’re done and we appreciate your
participation

10. Berkeley Board Fellows Center for Nonprofit & Public Leadership
Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Midyear Training S545 Student Services Building #1900
Feb 3, 2012, 2:00-4:30pm Berkeley, CA 94720
Agenda:
2:00-2:30 Introduction and Learning Exercise
2:30-3:00 Engagement Activity
3:00-3:45 Group Project Discussion with Coaches
3:45-4:00 Review Best Practices
4:00-4:30 Individual Coaching Sessions
Coach Bios:
Jay Espovich – Partner, Ernst & Young (Ret.)
Jay worked at Ernst and Young/Arthur Young & Company for 32 years, in the Bay Area and in Singapore
and London. He has a BA from Bowdoin College and a JD from Boston University. Jay has recently served
on the boards of directors of: West Coast Children’s Clinic (chair), Judah L. Magnes Museum, and Global
Pediatric Alliance. Jay also spent ten years as an active board member of the former Oakland-based
Home for Jewish Parents, now the Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living located in Danville.
Email: jayespovich@yahoo.com
Paul Jansen –Adjunct Professor, Haas and Director Emeritus, McKinsey & Company
Paul co-founded and led McKinsey’s Global Nonprofit Practice serving leading nonprofits and
foundations on issues of strategy and organization. He is the author of many articles and reports
challenging sector beliefs about performance, including a co-authored report entitled, The Dynamic
Board: Lessons from High-Performing Nonprofits. Paul teaches Social Sector Solutions and Nonprofit
Boards: Governance and Leadership at Haas. He currently serves on the boards of Care USA and San
Francisco Zoo. Email: paul_jansen@mckinsey.com
Bob Miller – CNPL Board Chair
Bob has been the CEO and Director of Envirotest Systems Corporation; CEO, Founder and Director of
Systems Control, Inc; and CEO and Director of SD-Scicon. Prior to these positions, he was CEO and
Director of British Petroleum Scicon Computing Services, Manager of Finance and Administration
(Wellsco Data Corporation), Assistant to the Treasurer (The Rand Corporation), and Sales and Marketing
Manager (PacBell). Bob became CEO of the Entrepreneurs Foundation from 2000-2001. He now serves
on the board of directors of Alameda County Foster Youth Alliance and formerly served on the boards of
Options Recovery Services and Aspiranet. He holds an MBA from Haas and a BS from University of
Oregon. Email: bmill@mindspring.com
Nora Silver – Adjunct Professor, Haas and Director, Center for Nonprofit & Public Leadership
Nora is Director of the Center and Adjunct Professor at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley. She
brings over 30 years of leadership experience as a nonprofit founder, executive director and board
member. She has consulted internationally with more than 200 organizations on strategy and
governance, authored books and articles on leadership and community involvement and taught at
universities and conferences around the world. She founded and ran three nonprofit organizations and
has experience as a funder at a community foundation. Nora teaches Strategic Management of
Nonprofit Organizations, Social Sector Solutions, and Cal Strategic Philanthropy at Haas. She has led the
growth of the Board Fellows program from 8 fellows in 2004 to 94 fellows in 2011-12.
Email: silver@haas.berkeley.edu
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11. Training Coaches:
Colin Boyle – Partner & Managing Director, BCG San Francisco
Colin is the Managing Director at BCG in San Francisco. He is a member of BCG’s Health Care practice
and has led a number of the firm’s social-impact projects. Before BCG, he worked at Partnership for
Organ Donation in Boston as a site team specialist and for Corporate Decisions in Boston as an
associate.
Lynne LaMarca Heinrich – Senior Consultant and Principal, Marts & Lundy
Lynne co-leads Marts & Lundy’s Arts & Culture Practice Group and has served in staff and consultant
roles to the nonprofit sector for more than twenty-seven years working with a varied client portfolio.
Lynne provides consulting services in fundraising, capital campaigns, nonprofit management, board
governance, strategic planning, leadership coaching and development to nonprofit organizations. Lynne
also serves as a Lecturer at the Haas School of Business, where she teaches Board Governance. She is
also a former member of the Board of Directors of Marts & Lundy.
Announcements:
Nonprofit Boards Course (MBA 292B)
We encourage you to sign up for this NEW course taught by Paul Jansen. It was added this Spring to allow more Board
Fellows the opportunity take the course. This 1 unit class meets two Sundays during the semester:
February 26th and March 11th (9am-5pm)
Social Impact Careers Mentoring Program:
Have questions about working in the social sector? The Center is pleased to offer individual mentoring sessions with
experienced Haas alumni. This is an opportunity to gain first hand information on the best ways to enter the constantly
evolving nonprofit industry and to discuss your professional path. In February we have appointments available with
Meera Chary at The Bridgespan Group.
Mentoring hours with Meera Chary (at Bridgespan office in San Francisco):
Feb 9, 2012 4:00pm
Feb 9, 2012 5:00pm
Feb 16, 2012 4:00pm
Sign up today: http://socialimpactmentor-chary.eventbrite.com/
BBF Facebook Group
Thanks to Mike Ciccarone for setting up and inviting everyone to the Berkeley Board Fellows Facebook group. We hope
this will serve as a communication forum for the group and be a strong resource for you throughout the program.
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/196139617130080/
BBF Resources Online
We added a resources page on our website with links and downloads of items that can help you in your board
membership. Your feedback on the quality/content of this page is greatly appreciated.
Website: http://bit.ly/boardfellows-resources
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