COURSE NUMBER: EWMBA292B.11
This course is cross- listed with the Full-Time MBA
Program.
Please note the unorthodox format of this course which
meets all day on two Saturdays.
COURSE TITLE: Nonprofit Boards
UNITS OF CREDIT: 1 Unit
INSTRUCTOR: Lynne LaMarca Heinrich
E-MAIL ADDRESS: lynnelh@comcast.net
CLASS WEB PAGE LOCATION: https://bspace.berkeley.edu/portal
MEETING DAY(S)/TIME: Saturday, 9AM-5PM (Sat, Sept 28
& Nov 2)
PREREQUISITE(S): None.
CLASS FORMAT: The class will consist of lectures, case
studies, speakers, exercises, and a project. The course is recommended for
students wishing to learn about the nonprofit sector, and those who will likely
be called upon to serve on a board during their successful business careers. It
will provide practical and applied tools for board and nonprofit service and
also present relevant context for current trends in the nonprofit sector.
REQUIRED READINGS: There will be a course reader with
practical and historical articles and cases.
BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE: Class attendance, participation, and
class project.
ABSTRACT OF COURSE'S CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES: This one-unit
course is designed to provide students with a working knowledge of the
nonprofit sector, and specifically the role of boards of directors in the
sector. Specifically, the course will explore the following aspects of boards:
· Why they exist, their
legal and fiduciary responsibilities, and the differences between for-profit
and nonprofit boards
· How they should be
structured, highlighting models of governance and various committee structures
· Effective board
assessment tools and structures
· What they can achieve
for a nonprofit organization and how they are most effectively staffed
· How they should
interact with chief executives, staff and community
· The impact of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act on the nonprofit sector and boards in particular
· The impact of federal
and state actions on the nonprofit sector
Students will have the opportunity to meet prominent members
of the Bay Area nonprofit sector, including current board members, chief
executives, and development directors, to discuss their roles and learn firsthand
the challenges facing these different groups in an increasingly competitive
nonprofit marketplace. The course is recommended for students wishing to learn
about the nonprofit sector and who will likely be called upon to serve in a
board capacity during their successful business careers.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: Lynne LaMarca Heinrich has served the
nonprofit sector for more than 32 years. She has served cultural organizations,
educational institutions, foundations, environmental organizations, and health and
human service agencies in staff positions and currently as a Senior Consultant
and Principal with Marts & Lundy, Inc.
Ms. Heinrich's recent consulting clients include San
Francisco Symphony, Columbia University, the Smithsonian Institution,
Juilliard, Rutgers, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Public Radio
International, Music Center: Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County,
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Missouri Botanical Garden, Cal Performances, Smith
College, University of Utah, Morton Arboretum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Los
Angeles Natural History Museum, Oakland Museum of California, Planned
Parenthood, and the University of California, Berkeley. She has worked closely
with faculty, boards, staff, and donors to provide strategic planning and philanthropy
consulting, board leadership training, and counsel for organizational change.
As a staff member, Ms. Heinrich served in roles at the Stern
Grove Festival Association, Exploratorium, San
Francisco Opera, The Culinary Institute of America, Vassar College, and The
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. She has provided services or counsel for
more than 65 major institutions during her career.
Ms. Heinrich is a Lecturer at the Haas School of Business,
University of California, Berkeley, where she teaches
in the Non-Profit Management Program. She is a frequent public speaker and has
served in numerous volunteer positions throughout the Bay Area.