Governance

Governance Courses

Practical information for growing boards. Boards don't flip a switch from working to governing — it's a process. Most spend years handing off tasks, first to volunteers and then to staff, while building the policies to govern well.

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Not sure yet? Start free.

Three free ways to get a feel for the approach before you spend anything.

A small group meeting around a table, planning together — Starting a Community Not-for-Profit course
Free course

Starting a Community Not-for-ProfitFree

Thinking about starting something? This walks you through purpose, team, structure, and funding before you incorporate anything.

 Board members in a serious discussion around a conference table — Stories From the Boardroom
Reflection stories

Stories From the BoardroomFree

Realistic governance scenarios that spark discussion, reflection, and better decision-making — built for board conversations, not lectures.

 Smoke rising from a smouldering fire, a picture of a concern that has been left alone too long
Free tool

Serious ConcernsFree

When confidentiality feels like a shield hiding a problem, climb the ladder one rung at a time. Private by design: nothing you enter is saved or sent.
Step 1

Get the foundations right

What every volunteer board member should know, whatever the size of the organization.

Board members gathered around a table in discussion — Grassroots Governance course
Course · $249 CAD

Grassroots Governance

The fundamentals every volunteer board member needs — duty of care, financial oversight, conflicts of interest, and where the real lines are.
Step 2

Protect the money and the people

Simple safeguards for cash, payments and bank reviews. About an hour, with templates for your next meeting.

One person's hand slides a sealed envelope into a locked drop-box while a second person's hand holds the key — Protect the Money, Protect the People
Course · $49 CAD

Protect the Money, Protect the People

Six simple rules that protect your organization's money and the volunteers who handle it.
Step 3

Hire your first employee

For the moment your board hires its first staff member, whether that's an Executive Director or an administrator.

A not-for-profit board interviewing an Executive Director candidate — Hiring an ED course
Course · $129 CAD

Hiring an ED

How a real board handled a real hiring decision — a focused, four-lesson course on hiring your organization's next Executive Director or CEO.

 The Dirty Details — a practical interview and scoring toolkit for hiring your first Executive Director
Guide · $39 CAD

The Dirty Details

Five structured interview questions, a scoring rubric for each, and a blank template — the print-and-bring-into-the-room piece.

Get Hiring an ED + The Dirty Details together in the Complete Hiring Package for $149 CAD — save $19 off buying separately.

A blue binder, a locked green cash box with an envelope, a notepad with a name card, and a clipboard with a blank scoring sheet laid out on a wooden table
Everything in one place

The Complete Governance Package

Grassroots Governance, Hiring an ED, The Dirty Details, and Protect the Money, Protect the People: all four courses, for one learner. Save $46 over buying them separately.

$420 CAD · one learner · lifetime access Get the package

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