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Effective Board Leadership

The status quo is no longer an option in a sector as necessary, complex, and dynamic as ours. To successfully address the ongoing pressures and pace of change faced by LeadingAge members, Boards of Directors need to go beyond their fiduciary responsibility to engage more deeply in a broader range of issues facing aging services providers.

Who is Your Governance Champion?

Who within your organization is committed to constantly learning and implementing governance best practices? Whether a board chair, chair of the governance committee, a team member, or the CEO, your organization needs at least one person who is deeply committed to championing ongoing growth and improvement for your board. Our resources are designed to support your champion(s), and thus your entire organization.

It’s Time to Leverage Your Board for Organizational Strength

LeadingAge has developed a comprehensive package of products to support CEOs, leadership teams, and board members through a variety of collaborative decision-making conversations while also focusing on the essentials for building a stronger aging services board that takes a more active role in strategy development, resource allocation, and planning.

Three Aims

Intended to bolster organizational health, strategic growth, and long-term sustainability, our governance resources have three aims:

Enhancing the CEO-Board Partnership

Having a board that serves as a partner to leadership helps foster board and staff alignment and helps position and prepare organizations for the future.
Building an Aging Services Capable Board

Having a board knowledgeable about the landscape in which LeadingAge members operate increases a board’s strategic orientation and competency.
Guiding Organizational Strategic Thinking

Having the structures and practices in place that promote a future-focused board enables organizations to proactively respond to opportunities, changes, and challenges that arise.

CEO & Board Resources

Our self-guided, online format can be incorporated into strategy sessions with the full board or used for committee/task force meeting prep work. Access the 20+ resources all on the LeadingAge Learning Hub.

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Self-Guided, OnDemand Resources

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Consulting Services

Direct access to personalized consultation and technical assistance engagements around individual organizational needs.

Board Development and Operations
Strategic Planning
Financial and Risk Management
Board and Community Engagement
Board Diversity and Inclusion

Learn more about LeadingAge’s Governance Consulting.

Member Stories

Among the most powerful benefits LeadingAge members have is the opportunity to share ideas and learn from each other. We’re gathering stories from your colleagues on how they’ve employed new, innovative and effective governance strategies to strengthen their organizations. Read member stories on governance.

Hi, I’m Kirsten!

Contact me with any questions about Effective Governance in Aging Services.

Kjacobs@LeadingAge.org