tailieunhanh - The Board and Executive Director: Developing and Nurturing an Effective Relationship

Ongoing board orientation is needed in order to maintain the culture of trust. When the board is kept informed of an issue all along, it will more likely trust and respect the executive director’s recommendations or actions because it understands the background and rationale. Ongoing orientation, instead of an annual one-time event, is needed in order to maintain the culture of trust and respect. One board chair described annual orientation this way. “It’s like going away to church camp and getting saved. And then you come back to your old evil ways. Everybody’s great and it. | The Muttart Fellowships The Board and Executive Director Developing and Nurturing an Effective Relationship Kelly Sloan Each item in The Muttart Fellowship Products Series carries the look designed for the program. The concept incorporating pebbles and water fits with the Zen-like qualities of the visual identity of the Fellowship Program. Each front-cover pebble is different representing the uniqueness of each fellow and what s he has to offer. Applicants are like pebbles among pebbles. After each is refreshed and renewed through the Fellowship year s he has an impact on the nonprofit charitable sector like the rings the pebble creates on a pond of water. The varied use of this design recognizes the individuality of the Fellows while also creating a unified look to the Muttart Fellowship Products Series. The Muttart Fellowship Program unique in Canada was created in 1996. A project of The Muttart Foundation a private foundation based in Edmonton Alberta the program is designed to develop research and other materials that will benefit the charitable sector in Canada. provide senior managers within the social-services sector with an opportunity for a sabbatical year a chance to recharge and renew themselves. Up to five fellowships are awarded each year to people working in senior-management positions in social-service charities within the Foundation s funding area of Alberta and Saskatchewan. During the Fellowship year the Fellow leaves his or her agency to work on the chosen project. The Foundation makes a grant equal to the salary and benefit costs for the Fellow s position and provides a budget for expenses related to the project. At the end of the Fellowship year the Fellow returns to his or her agency for at least a year. For more information about the project please contact Executive Director The Muttart Foundation 1150 Scotia Place 1 10060 Jasper Avenue Edmonton Alberta T5J .