Next live round of the Board Ignition Course is starts 1st October, 2018.
(last live round for the year!).
Register prior to 1st September, 2018 to receive a 45-minute 1:1 Boarding Mentoring Session with Course Facilitator, Alicia Curtis prior to the start of the course (value $330).
The 1:1 Mentoring session accelerates your understanding of NFP boards and how to get your first appointment. Here’s what we’ll cover in your pre-course session so you’re ready to take full advantage of the course materials:
+ An in-depth pre-session survey to get thinking about your goals and aspirations and to get Alicia up to speed with where you’re at on your journey and the areas you need to improve so you can make the most of your time together.
+ As many questions as you can ask on topics including developing your board value proposition, reviewing your board resume, developing a course of action to find a board position, the due diligence you need to do, or finding the right board fit for you.
+ A copy of Alicia's book, Difference Makers: A Leader's Guide to Championing Diversity on Boards.
+ Your choice of meeting in person at the State Treasury Buildings, Perth or over Zoom where the session can be recorded for you.
Mentoring Bonus ends....
Helping you get your first Board appointment
Do you wish to make a difference in the world?
Are you ready to impact the community around you?
Are you at a time in your career where you're ready to give back?
The Board Ignition online course is a practical and dynamic online learning program to introduce emerging leaders to the not for profit sector and the opportunity to contribute at a board level.
Alicia has inspired me to make a difference in the way I live my life. I couldn't think of a better role model for a boards course."
- Penelope Wakefield | Manager Business Sustainability
Why enrol?
This is not your normal board program! This is a dynamic, engaging, interactive course that gives you practical steps on how to get onto a board and be an outstanding director.
- Discover how to land your first board appointment.
- Consider which board positions to accept and the due diligence process involved.
- Understand what happens in the boardroom and the key challenges of the not for profit sector.
- Discover how to approach your first six months on a board with confidence.
- Master what it takes to be an outstanding board director.
This program unpacks the best knowledge and expertise from the collective experience of top CEOs and Board directors.
Course Outline
Look inside the course
What's included?
Not your normal governance education program! This course gives you the real look behind the boardroom door. Each module includes the information, statistics, practical takeaways, tools and techniques.
Each module includes an online workbook, practical activities, worksheets and videos with experienced directors.
Hear from experienced board directors about their inspiring journey and experiences on boards. Learn how they got their board directorships, what they have learnt along the way and what they recommend to you!
Once you've read through each module, there are a range of reflective activities, worksheets and further learning opportunities to apply the knowledge.
Meet the directors you’ll learn from
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Treasurer, 100 Women -
Chair, NOPSEMA -
Chair, The Cutting Room Floor -
Director, Diversity Council of Australia -
Deputy Chair, Inclusion WA -
CEO, Foundation of Young Australians -
Governance Specialist and Author -
Director, Melbourne International Film Festival -
Chair, Pat Giles Centre
Your Learning Guide
ALICIA CURTIS is an outstanding business and community leader and the founder of Alyceum, a leadership development company. Alicia has a Masters in Business Leadership and in 2014 was named in the Westpac and Australian Financial Review’s 100 Women of Influence List across Australia.
Alicia has facilitated the hugely successful Engaging Young Leaders on Boards program which has helped countless young professionals get onto community boards. In 2016, Alicia co-authored Difference Makers: A Leader's Guide to Championing Diversity on Boards with CEO, Dr Nicky Howe. Alicia also started the #1000youngdirectors campaign which aims to ignite 1000 young directors onto community boards to increase diversity, support succession planning and improve our local communities.
Alicia has served on a range of community boards over the last 15 years and currently is the board chair of 100 Women, which has fund raised and awarded nearly $300,000 to causes supporting women and children.
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Get the Board Ignition Course Today!
- 8 self paced modules jam-packed with practical advice about boards, the Not-For-Profit sector and finding your first board role
- 11 exceptional videos with experienced Board Directors from around Australia
- Easy-to-read online workbooks
- Worksheets, practical challenges and further resources
- 8 week email series to help you explore the course
- Bonus webinars recordings with course creator going through the modules
