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•  If you've got a great board of directors - focused on becoming event better - sign up for this series! ?•  If you're on a board that is looking for new perspectives - sign up for this series! This is not your usual board workshop focused on approaches that worked in the past.  It moves the discussion forward to consider new possibilities.  ?If you attended the April 2011 Connections Conference you may have heard George speak.  His presentation on boards had everyone buzzing!  This series is geared for people with at least 3 years board experience.  It is recommended for boards and executive staff of groups that have someone acting as professional staff (even if a volunteer in that role). A special series for boards of directors and lead staff presented by First Independent Bank. Sessions: • October 19:  The first session looks at the context and why of changes we are experiencing in the nonprofit environment.  What criteria needs to be in place for effective boards today? Each organization must create the board and relationships it needs.  The goal is to create more positive, healthy, productive and balanced organizations and relationships among staff, board and volunteers.  Boards of directors are teams for the common good – yet we often attend board workshops alone.  Bring a couple board member to this series and use the ideas as a basis for discussion at your next board meeting.  George Thorn,  Co-Director of Arts Action Research, a national arts-consulting group.?As a consultant, George works in all aspects of organizational development as well as making presentations to conferences and workshops.  In parallel with his consulting activities, for eighteen years he directed the graduate program in Arts Administration at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.  He was the Associate Director of FEDAPT.  In 1996, he relocated to Portland, Oregon, to open the West Coast office of Arts Action Research.  In Portland, he has consulted with approximately