Board Bits
Join us for a live, 30-minute webinar designed for nonprofit board directors and executive directors. Each webinar will focus on a different governance topic and provide practical information, professional insight, and actionable takeaways to strengthen board leadership and organizational effectiveness.
Grab a coffee and your lunch and join us!
Board Bits
Board Bits is a webinar that is held every other month for nonprofit executive directors and boards of directors. Have questions about board development? Want to learn more about a variety of governance topics? This is your opportunity to hear from a subject matter expert, connect with other nonprofit leaders, and get your questions answered.
Can’t make it to the webinar live? No problem! Board Bits is recorded. Everyone who registers will receive a link to the recording along with any related resources after the webinar.
Check out our past Board Bits webinars by going to the ‘Past Webinars’ tab!
Desiree Tirk, Trainer/Resource Developer – Leadership, SARC
Spending the past 25 years working in community development in the nonprofit and government sectors, Desiree brings a variety of experience in facilitation and training, program development, strategic planning, board governance, and research. Desiree has over 20 years’ experience in business and holds a Bachelor of Indian Social Work and Bachelor of Arts in Native Studies, and several certifications in Board Governance.
Desiree started working at SARC in 2020 and is the Trainer/Resource Developer – Leadership. As a lifelong learner, Desiree continues to grow her skills with new learning opportunities wherever she can and values the relationships she has made along the way.
Past Board Bits Webinars
(Click on the headings below to access a link to the recording, PowerPoint slides, and the resource sheet)
January 15, 2024
In this webinar, we discuss DEI, why it is important to the board, and ideas on how boards can integrate DEI practices.
May 16, 2024
In this webinar, we talk about the top 10 board engagement strategies.
March 13, 2025
In this webinar, we discuss the board development cycle, and the top 10 reasons why boards should invest in board development including how it can be implemented, and topics for board development.
September 11, 2025
In this webinar, we discuss what is strategic planning, why it matters, and the strategic planning process.
March 19, 2026
In this webinar, we discuss risk, risk management, risk management policies, and the risk management process.
May 21, 2026
In this webinar, we talk about what an ambassador is, advocacy and ambassadorship, and some practical strategies for engaging board directors as good ambassadors
