Board Leadership Academy
Based on a 2019 study, there are fewer Asian American Native Hawaiians Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) on nonprofit boards of directors than any other minority group. To increase representation, APALI launched a Board Leadership Academy to build a pipeline of well-qualified AANHPI nonprofit board candidates and provide advanced training for existing AANHPI board members to help them excel. This course will be a sophisticated blend of the law and nonprofit business practices with a focus on the AANHPI community.
WHO IS THE PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR? This course is designed for executives, veteran professionals, program managers, elected and appointed officials, or equivalent, as well as current nonprofit board members desiring to gain more expertise. We are seeking a mix of well-qualified participants who currently sit on a board or those who are interested in joining nonprofit boards for the first time immediately or within one to two years.
WHAT ARE THE PROGRAM OUTCOMES? The course will prepare participants to serve immediately on a nonprofit board utilizing value-based leadership and knowledge of the AANHPI community and California law.
HOW IS THE PROGRAM TAUGHT? The course is taught with a combination of homework readings, lecture and discussion of the current week’s topic, a guest discussion, and an intensive discussion of the week’s case study where all participants are expected to contribute. The subjects covered include nonprofit governance, strategic planning, financials, committee structure, risk management, organizational documents, executive director compensation, and board interviewing.
LEADER: The course leader is APALI Co-Executive Director Dennis Chiu, who has extensive legal, nonprofit, and public service experience, including serving as outside and in-house general counsel for nonprofits, as a board officer on small, mid-sized and large nonprofits, and as elected director of a public health district.
BLA 2023 Dates and Details
Board Leadership Academy 2023