{"id":433,"date":"2019-04-17T15:57:36","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T15:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mcdcmadison.org\/?p=433"},"modified":"2019-04-17T15:57:38","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T15:57:38","slug":"calling-all-new-co-op-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcdcmadison.org\/es\/2019\/04\/17\/calling-all-new-co-op-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling all new co-op directors!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re on a cooperative board of directors for the first time, it may not be entirely clear what you&#8217;re expected to do, or how to do it. Never fear! The UW Center on Co-ops is here to help you up the learning curve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mcdcmadison.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-1024x256.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcdcmadison.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mcdcmadison.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mcdcmadison.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mcdcmadison.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/unnamed.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Co-op Directors 101<\/strong><br><strong>May 14, 2019, 9:30 a.m. &#8211; 2:30 p.m.<\/strong><br><strong>Landmark Services Cooperative | Cottage Grove, WI <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Designed for new directors, this program covers cooperative director roles and responsibilities, cooperative finance, and practical tools for developing a more efficient and effective board. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sessions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Roles and Responsibilities of Directors <\/strong><br> This session will focus on the different functions performed by  directors  including fiduciary and oversight responsibilities. We will  review the  relationships between the board, management, and members.<br><em><strong>Margaret Bau<\/strong>, Cooperative Development Specialist, USDA Rural Development<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Co-op Finance 101 <\/strong><br> This session will provide an overview of cooperative finances including   defining terms and how to read financial statements. We will review   questions boards should ask their managers and tools for monitoring   financial performance including reports and key indicators. This   foundational session will help new directors begin to steer the  financial make-up of the cooperative.<br><em><strong>Michael Lensmire<\/strong>, CPA, Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tools for an Effective Board<\/strong><br> In this session \nattendees will learn about strategies for developing an  efficient board\n including meeting agendas and facilitation, committees,  and \nmaintaining a healthy board culture. We will also review key  elements \nof effective decision making. &nbsp;<br><em><strong>Courtney Berner<\/strong>, Executive Director, UW Center for Cooperatives<br> <strong>Kelly Maynard<\/strong>, Cooperative Development Specialist, UW Center for Cooperatives<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwcc.wiscweb.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2019\/04\/2019-Co-op-Directors-Forum_may_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Download the full agenda<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Registration:\u00a0<\/strong> $100 through May 1 $125 after May 1. Registration cost includes program and materials, coffee break and lunch.                 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cooperativenetwork.growthzoneapp.com\/ap\/Events\/Register\/2rOVjm1L\">Register<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a limited number of scholarships to attend this program. Please contact <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:kristin.olson@cooperativenetwork.coop?subject=Scholarship%20for%20Co-op%20Director%20101\" target=\"_blank\">Kristin Olson<\/a> for more information.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re on a cooperative board of directors for the first time, it may not be entirely clear what you&#8217;re expected to do, or how to do it. Never fear! The UW Center on Co-ops is here to help you up the learning curve. Co-op Directors 101May 14, 2019, 9:30 a.m. &#8211; 2:30 p.m.Landmark Services&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcdcmadison.org\/es\/2019\/04\/17\/calling-all-new-co-op-directors\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Leer m\u00e1s &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Calling all new co-op directors!<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paWzR5-6Z","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcdcmadison.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcdcmadison.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcdcmadison.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcdcmadison.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcdcmadison.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcdcmadison.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcdcmadison.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcdcmadison.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcdcmadison.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}