How to be an Effective Chairperson

Ever leave a meeting wondering what was actually accomplished? The difference often comes down to the chairperson. Join our webinar, “How to Be an Effective Chairperson,” and discover how to lead meetings that are focused, productive, and engaging.

Learn practical strategies to:

Keep conversations on track
Encourage meaningful participation
Handle difficult meeting dynamics
Facilitate better decisions
Create accountability and results

Strong meetings don’t happen by accident. They happen through strong leadership.

About the Presenter:

Kevin Freedman is a long-time leader in the non-profit sector and has written the book on non-profit governance in Canada. He is the founder and principal consultant at The Governance Guru where he helps boards do their jobs better through training, facilitation, and support.

Before starting his business, he spent several years teaching in the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Winnipeg, and specialized in teaching courses on non-profit management, corporate governance, and organization behaviour. A former executive director, he has more than 60 years of cumulative governance experience with public, non-profit, and private organizations locally and nationally, including sitting the boards of the largest credit union in Manitoba and the largest school division in Manitoba.

Kevin is also an award-winning volunteer and educator, having been recognized with a Governor General’s Medal for service and the YMCA Peace Medal among others. Kevin holds a master’s degree in non-profit management, is an Accredited Canadian Credit Union Director, and is an active member of the Canadian Association of Public Speakers.

He has been teaching with Volunteer Manitoba since 2016 and developed most of their governance courses.

Date: Wednesday, February 3
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Online Zoom Meeting
Facilitator: Kevin Freedman (Partnership with Volunteer Manitoba)
Cost: Free