The 7th Annual IPGA Conference
Board Power: The Ends Are The Beginning
How can the Policy GovernanceŠ Model change your organization?
According to Bill Burns, CAE, Executive Director for the Association for Play Therapy, the model makes all the difference. "From a governance perspective, our board no longer micro-manages management and staff. It instead focuses upon the long-range outcomes or impacts that we should produce for our stakeholders, monitoring the performance of the organization (and its CEO), and building a stronger sense of community among stakeholders. All three of these focuses did not exist to such a degree just five years ago.
"From a stakeholder perspective, members have had to learn an entirely new vocabulary and the new roles, responsibilities, and relationships between our board, CEO, and members. We sponsor an annual online academy which orients them to our new system of governance and how they might prosper within it. They now participate more effectively on our committees by utilizing their clinical expertise and allowing me to contribution my organizational management expertise.
"From a management perspective, I have never labored in a more creative and empowered environment during my 34-year association management career. The model allows me to aggressively roam within my proscribed corral, pushes me to engage in many more discussions with volunteer and paid staff than ever before, and may cause me to delay retirement for at least another 50 years.
"Overall, our organization and its people are much more nimble, ambitious, and trusting of each other. Despite tough economic times, our organization produced a record year in membership numbers and revenues, exceeded our net profit objective by nearly $65K, and increased our customer loyalty score by 12.7%. We attribute this is previous successes to the better alignment between expertise and assigned responsibilities and the greater degree of flexibility allowed by the (Policy GovernanceŠ) model!"
Thanks to Bill for the insight. Don't miss out on the conference and learn how you can change your organization for the better! |
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Early Conference Registration Ends Today, Monday June 15th!
It's a great time to renew your membership.
If you're currently an IPGA member, register until June 15th for only $579.00 (US). 
If you're interested in supporting the cause for good governance, please join our effort today (or renew your support) and meet us in Montreal to learn more!
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It Pays to Join IPGA
In addition to being part of a growing, thriving governance community, IPGA members receive the following benefits:
- Save 10% on IPGA's conference registration fees
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Save 20% off of select Jossey-Bass books
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Save 54% on a subscription to Board Leadership
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Save 10% on programs offered by Carver Governance Design, Inc. (Full only)
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Save 10% on designated On Target Governance events
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10% discount off the price of the REALBoard Tool KitTM, Volume 1 - Meaningful Monitoring, and Volume 2 - Board Self-Evaluation, by Jannice Moore
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Discounts off of OurBoardroom™ monitoring services
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The Policy Governance DVD is Now Available
On-line
If you have clients who are interested or you have not ordered a copy for yourself yet, now is the time. For only $99 you can order The Policy Governance Model: An Introduction by John and Miriam Carver DVD through the IPGA website and receive FREE shipping and handling, anywhere in the US.
Just click on the image of the DVD above and scroll down to 
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Workshop Schedule is Complete!
More details are added daily so check in often. IPGA is presenting a comprehensive program including panels, multi-cultural discussions and thought provoking ideas to stimulate your organization and your business. Feel free to peruse our list of twenty workshops on the IPGA website.
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About IPGA
The International Policy GovernanceŽ Association (IPGA) is an independent, charitable organization formed in 1999 and incorporated in 2001 in order to create a forum for the nurturing of responsible governance and of effective, ethical governance consulting. |
Policy Governance is a registered service mark of Dr. John Carver and used by permission.
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