Heads/Presidents and Board Chairs at Girls’ Schools
2022-2023 Schedule and Topics
Headways™ for Heads/Presidents and Board Chairs at Girls’ Schools is co-facilitated by Fran Bisselle, Head of School, and Helen Butler, Board Chair at Hathaway Brown School.
All meetings will occur from 12-1 p.m. ET. / 5-6 p.m. GMT.
Headways™ for Heads/Presidents and Board Chairs at Girls’ Schools is available exclusively to Heads/Presidents and Board Chairs at ICGS member schools.
November 17, 2022: Building an Effective Board
Topics to consider: orientation, on-boarding and mentoring set the stage for building an effective board. How to balance governance and generative work and find a good place on the bus for every board member? How does continuing board education nest in an effective board? Committing to on-going board stewardship. Creating board data book to help inform policy and using task forces for generative areas– examples such as financial sustainability task force and the strategic horizon taskforce
December 8, 2022: Financial Sustainability, Enrollment, and Marketing
Topics to consider: strategic financial planning; personnel benefits; enrollment management; tuition assistance including financial aid and merit awards; deferred maintenance; partnerships; facilities management; auxiliary programs
January 12, 2023: Doing and Measuring DEIB work
Topics to consider: DEIB work and the board and creating effective KPIs for progress on these critically important goals; how, as a board, to build a road map and measure success; continuing board education
February 16, 2023: Campaigns and Fundraising
Topics to consider: campus master planning; campaign counsel; feasibility studies; women’s philanthropy; endowment fundraising vs capital fundraising strategy; grant writing; planned giving; making your case for support
April 6, 2023: Health and Wellness
Edited February 16, 2023
Plus, if time allows, Communication:
Topics to consider: communicating with the board to keep them abreast of operations; communication – crisis and systematic – what is most effective, legally sound, and what helps build community? How do you move at the speed of trust? Building a team of advisors.
REGISTRATION
Registration for the 2022-2023 Headways™ Program is closed. Please email Jean Baker, ICGS Director of Membership & Outreach, to be added to the 2023-2024 advance-notice list.