Apply for the Summer 2018 Gulf Coast Board Institute

Gulf Coast Community Foundation is now accepting applications for the Summer 2018 Gulf Coast Board Institute.

The Board Institute is a high-level governance training series for volunteer nonprofit board members. The summer session will consist of four full-day trainings from mid-July through early August. An online application is available here and must be completed by June 8 for consideration.

“I’d be hard-pressed to name a more important investment that Gulf Coast can make in our community than strengthening board governance at our region’s nonprofits,” said Dr. Mark S. Pritchett, president and CEO of Gulf Coast Community Foundation.

Gulf Coast will select up to 25 applicants to participate. The group will meet four consecutive Fridays from July 13 to August 3, covering topics such as the fundamentals of nonprofit board governance, financial and legal oversight responsibilities, and how to create a highly functioning and engaged board. 

Participants will be selected through a competitive process with the intent of creating a group of individuals with a variety of experiences. Gulf Coast provides all training and resources at no cost to participants in exchange for their commitment to serve as advocates for good board governance in current and future nonprofit board roles. Applicants must be currently active board members at a nonprofit in the region to be considered.

Because of intense demand for this high-quality training opportunity, applicants also must sign a commitment that they will attend all four days of training if selected.

Interested board members who are unable to make the dates of the summer session are invited to apply for the Fall 2018 Gulf Coast Board Institute, which will be held in October. Applications for the fall session will be available in late July.