COURSE NUMBER: MBA292B.11
This course is cross- listed
with the EWMBA Program
Please note the unorthodox format of
this course which meets all day on two Saturdays (10/25 & 11/15). To earn a passing grade, you must
attend BOTH class sessions in their entirety.
COURSE TITLE: Nonprofit Boards
UNITS OF CREDIT: 1.0
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 (10/25 & 11/15)
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.