Building the Board Your Organization Needs

Date and Time: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 - 09:00 am to 04:00 pmLocation: La Salle University, Founders Hall - 738 Penn Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19144

Price range: $20.00 through $195.00

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If a board can make or break a nonprofit, what makes or breaks a nonprofit board? There are countless tales of triumph and terror on the topic of nonprofit boards and board members, especially as the environment for nonprofits changes. With surprisingly few legal guidelines to follow, boards can look, feel, and function very differently from one another, even when they have the same assumed purpose. This class aims to explore what your nonprofit board’s role must be, what your board’s goals could be, and what it means for board members to be effective, both collectively and individually. Whether you are a long-serving, aspiring, new, or simply curious board member, this course will give you a contextual view of nonprofit boards, governance, and a fresh look through an equity lens at the balance of power between boards, executive leadership, and the people and communities they impact.

SKU: N/A Category: Audience: Current and aspiring board members, executive directors Certificate Programs: Nonprofit Management

Event Location

Date: May 20th, 2026

Location: La Salle University, Founders Hall

Address: 738 Penn Boulevard

Philadelphia, PA 19144

Member $165
Non-Member $195

Instructors

  • Sonia Stamm

    Sonia J. Stamm is principal of The Stamm Consultancy which helps nonprofits and entrepreneurial clients build more cohesive organizations. She brings more than 20 years of experience in management consulting, organizational development, program management and training within the nonprofit, service and technology arenas. A staff member of The Nonprofit Center for more than seven years, Sonia served as director of educational programs and director of leadership programs, as well as a consultant and instructor in governance and leadership. She also spent a decade as an executive search consultant for emerging companies. She earned an M.Ed. in adult and organizational development