Kellogg Board Fellows Program Kick Off

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Kellogg Board Fellows Program Kick Off

• October 7, 2005
• Aubrey Cattell acattell2006_at_
• Josh Kwan jkwan2006_at_
• Mike Jensen mjensen2006_at_
• Diana Lee dianalee2006_at_
• Sara Lies slies2006_at_
• Drew Sheriff dsheriff2006_at_

This presentation and other valuable information
can be found on our website http//www.kellogg.no
rthwestern.edu/student/club/social/boardfellows.ht
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What is Kellogg Board Fellows?
Our Mission Statement

The Kellogg Board Fellows program strives to

• Prepare Kellogg students and alumni to be civic
  leaders by being effective nonprofit board
  members
• Support nonprofits by applying Fellows business
  skills to strategic, organizational and
  operational issues
• Build Kelloggs reputation of producing strong,
  community-oriented leaders

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What is Kellogg Board Fellows?
The Experience

• Board Apprenticeship
• Serve as non-voting board member at Chicago-area
  nonprofit
• Increase understanding of purpose, functioning
  and significant challenges of effective nonprofit
  board service
• Undertake project of value to the nonprofit
• Utilize skills developed in professional
  experiences and at Kellogg
• Training and Support
• Take ½ credit Nonprofit Board Governance course
  (NPMT 452A)
• Offered in Winter Quarter, prerequisite to Board
  Fellows.
• Take 10 training sessions during 2nd year and
  gain mentorship by nationally recognized expert
  and Kellogg Professor Anne Cohn Donnelly
• Option to earn one additional academic credit by
  attending sessions and submitting final paper.
• Value-Added Personal Investment
• Builds leadership skills in a boardroom setting
• Provides a lasting contribution and invaluable
  experiential learning

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Why Kellogg Board Fellows?

• Student Needs
• Preparation for Board Service
• Leadership
• Real world learning
• Contacts / networking
• Community impact

Board Fellows Provides
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Why Kellogg Board Fellows?

• You benefit from
• Upfront Training
• 15 hours of training on board service through the
  Nonprofit Board Governance course
• Placement and Experience on a Nonprofit Board
• Attend board meetings
• Be mentored by a member of the board or a senior
  staff mentor
• Learn from a valuable effort for the nonprofit
• Ongoing Training Sessions
• 10 seminar / discussions 2nd year with Prof.
  Donnelly and your fellow Board Fellows
• An opportunity to impact the future direction of
  a new Kellogg program

• You commit to
• Enrolling in the ½ credit Nonprofit Board
  Governance course
• Acting as a committed board member
• Selecting a pre-qualified nonprofit on which to
  serve
• Attend Fellowship kickoff in Spring
• Attending board meetings not conflicting with
  class
• Define and undertake a mutually-agreeable effort
  for the nonprofit
• Attend Board Fellows training sessions
• Provide feedback and input on the future
  direction of the program

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Kellogg Board Fellows Calendar
Winter 1st Year
Spring 1st Year
2nd Year
Fall 1st Year

• Select / Match with Nonprofit Board
• Select mentor
• Transition Breakfast
• Meeting with Past Mentors/Fellows
• Orientation to Board
• 1st Board Meeting
• Identify effort for NP

• Panel Session on Board Service
• (last week)
• Training
• Nonprofit Board Governance Class
• Co-Chair Selection
• 2005-2006 Co-Chairs named

• Board Work
• Attend Board and Committee mtgs
• Undertake effort
• Ongoing Learning
• 10 sessions with ACD and other Board Fellows
• Feedback/Input
• Exit survey
• Provide feedback

• Kickoff Session
• Fellow Selection
• Application and Selection Process
• Bid for Nonprofit Board Governance class (Fellows
  only)

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Application and Selection Process

• Dates
• Be sure to get an application before you leave!
  Also available at www.k.n.edu/student/club/social
  /boardfellows.htm
• Applications due by Monday 10/17 5pm to XX
• Selections made and informed by by 10/26 5pm
• Overview of application
• Brief Essays